Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136644.015 - Employee amputates hand when cleaning machine without lockou

Accident Summary Nr: 136644.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528484.015	04/28/2021		311919	Tortillacraft, Llc

Abstract: At 1:40 a.m. on November 6, 2020, Employee #1 was cleaning a machine by removing leftover dough from the machine. Employee #1 started cleaning the machine without using lockout/tagout procedures. Employee #1 was removing the dough in the ram area of the divider, when a coworker closed the drum area door, which activated the machine. When the machine came back on, it moved the divider and smashed Employee #1's left hand. Employee #1's left hand was amputated. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Crushed, Drum, E GI IV (no lockout), Hand, Hydraulic Ram, Lockout/Tagout, Removing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1528484.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury

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