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Accident Summary Nr: 139221.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into melting mach

Accident Summary Nr: 139221.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553509.015	09/16/2021		311811	Pure'S Food Specialties, Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee working as a mixing and blending machine operator for a food manufacturer was melting chocolate. The employee was operating a Savage Bros. Co. Model No. 125 CMT Chocolate Melter (Serial Number 124). The employee was attempting to unclog the melter when he reached approximately 1 inch into the dispensing port while the machine was running. The employee's right index finger contacted a propeller inside the machine. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Caught By, Clogged, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Partial Amputation, Reaching In, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553509.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Mixing and blending machine operators

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