Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142598.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into running mach

Accident Summary Nr: 142598.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571689.015	01/07/2022		311119	D&D Commodities Limited

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on January 6, 2022, an employee was cleaning out poly caught in a machine. Once the employee had cleared the machine and turned it on, he noticed a stray piece of poly that he had missed. The employee reached into the machine without locking it out first and caught his finger in the catch point. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring medical treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Debris, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571689.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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