Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142568.015 - Employee amputates finger in hamburger patty machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142568.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 12/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567848.015	12/29/2021		424470	Western Beef Retail, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was preparing hamburger patties using a patty forming machine when something jammed the machine. The employee attempted to clear the jam without turning the machine off or unplugging it. The employee was reaching around the safety guard of the machine when the stamping mechanism caught his finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left middle finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Forming Machine, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Stamper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567848.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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