Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138365.015 - Employee sustains amputation while cleaning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 138365.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1525165.015	04/14/2021		311999	Bridgford Food Processing Corporation

Abstract: At 1:20 a.m. on April 9, 2021, Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning and servicing machine #741-3005/560, a Tiromat machine on line #2. While removing plastic near a blade without conducting proper lockout/tagout procedures, his left index finger was caught by the blade, resulting in an amputation. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Plastic, Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1525165.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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