Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143126.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while unjamming pre-breaker

Accident Summary Nr: 143126.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574389.015	01/25/2022		311611	Swift Pork Company

Abstract: At 9:50 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was assisting a coworker with unjamming a pre-breaker. His coworker was turning the motor belts to manipulate the shaft by hand. When the shaft stopped turning, the employee reached in to remove a blockage and his coworker began to turn the shaft again. The cutter on the end of the shaft pinched the employee's finger, resulting in the amputation of the end of his finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Fingertip, Food processing, Jammed, Machine operator, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1574389.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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