Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139797.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught in bakery machine sprocke

Accident Summary Nr: 139797.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 10/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555909.015	10/01/2021		311811	Dipaolo Baking Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working for a commercial baking company was operating a proofer machine. He reached into an unguarded portion of the machine with is right arm to remove dough that was caught in the conveyor system. The employee caught his arm in the v-belt sprocket. The employee amputated his lower arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1555909.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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