Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141776.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in gears while cleaning pump

Accident Summary Nr: 141776.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567663.015	12/09/2021		311821	De Beukelaer Corporation

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was using an air gun to blow out a pump for a striper mix. The pump was off, so the employee asked a coworker to turn it back on. The employee stuck his right index finger into the pump gear box while it was running and caught his finger in the gear. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Gear, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Pump

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567663.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Bakers

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