Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139377.015 - Employee fractures two fingers, amputates fingertip in seale

Accident Summary Nr: 139377.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 09/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554172.015	09/22/2021		311513	Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a cheese manufacturer was operating a vacuum trim sealer machine sealing a bag of cheese. The employee was holding the bag in the machine while simultaneously continuing to operate the machine. The employee defeated the two hand controls by using his arm or shoulder to cycle the machine. When the machine cycled, he caught his left hand in the machine. The employee received medical treatment for two fractured fingers and an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Sealing Machine, Traumatic Amputation, Two-Hand Control, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554172.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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