Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143101.015 - Employee amputates fingertip on fillet knife

Accident Summary Nr: 143101.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/10/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574497.015	01/19/2022		311710	Consolidated Catfish Companies, Dba Country Select

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on January 10, 2022, an employee was monitoring a catfish fillet machine when fish guts clogged up the machine. The employee was reaching into the machine to unclog it when his hand made contact with a fillet knife in the machine. The employee's right middle finger was lacerated and later the fingertip was removed by a physician. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Clogged, Contact, Fingertip, Food processing, Knife, Laceration, Production Line

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1574497.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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