Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141383.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in dough divider machine

Accident Summary Nr: 141383.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 11/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565313.015	11/23/2021		311830	Ole Mexican Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:40 p.m. on November 17, 2021, an employee was operating dough divider machine and was performing cleaning activities while the machine was running. The employee was trying to remove some dough leftovers coming out of the divider's piston header when he reached in between both frontal machine guards and his finger was caught by the moving parts. The employee suffered a right ring fingertip amputation and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Caught By, Cleaning, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Reaching, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565313.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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