Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141706.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in valve when machine activates

Accident Summary Nr: 141706.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 12/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567345.015	12/07/2021		311520	Wells Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on December 4, 2021, an employee was working alone at a food manufacturing facility when he noticed sugar on the floor. The employee retrieved a ladder in order to inspect a butterfly valve located approximately 100" from ground level. The employee was attempting to clean the valve when the equipment started automatically and closed the valve on his right index finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Butterfly Valve, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Inspecting, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Sheared, Supervision, Troubleshooting, Unguarded, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567345.015	46	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous plant and system operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.