Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142809.015 - Employee amputates finger in auger while unjamming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142809.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572940.015	01/18/2022		311351	Barry Callebaut Usa Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was trying to clear a jam on a machine when he caught his finger in the auger mechanism. The employee amputated his finger, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Finger, Food processing, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Sheared

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572940.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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