Accident Report Detail

Accident: 142598.015 - Employee Amputates Fingertip When Reaching Into Running Mach

**Accident: 142598.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/06/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1571689.015	01/07/2022		D&D Commodities Limited

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 emplo yee 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	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1571689.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Production inspectors, checkers and examiners

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