Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140565.015 - Employee?s fingers are amputated and fractured in cheese pro

Accident Summary Nr: 140565.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 10/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560324.015	10/27/2021		311513	Cheese Pleasers Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was loading 5-pound blocks of cheese into a cheese cubing machine at a cheese packaging facility. The employee was clearing excess cheese from the cubing machine before loading a new block of cheese when the cubing machine plate retracted and pinched his fingers between the plate and the metal opening of the machine. The employee amputated one finger and fractured three fingers. He was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Food processing, Fracture, Pinch Point

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560324.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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