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Accident Summary Nr: 141518.015 - Employee'S Fingertip Is Amputated While Cleaning Part On Lat

Accident Summary Nr: 141518.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566068.015	11/16/2021		311412	Richelieu Foods Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured frozen specialty foods. He maintained machinery. He was working alone. He was using a piece of sandpaper to clean a metal shaft as it was rotating in a lathe. He was holding the piece of sandpaper with his right hand. The shaft had a gap in it, and the gap caught the employee's index finger. The fingertip of the employee's right index finger was amputated. Th employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, caught by, caught in, cleaning, clearing, finger, fingertip, lathe, machine guarding, machine operator, maintenance, rotating parts, rotating shaft, working alone

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1566068.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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