Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143362.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while unclogging pump inlet

Accident Summary Nr: 143362.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576105.015	02/02/2022		311412	Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee (Grinder Operator) was operating assigned equipment when she stopped to assist a coworker (another Grinder Operator). The coworker was attempting to unclog a pump hose coming off a cooked corn silo/tank. The coworker did not perform lockout/tagout procedures as required. The employee observed a gasket about to fall out of the pump inlet so she reached in to push the gasket back in place with the pump still running. The employee struck her finger on the rotating impellers and amputated her middle fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clogged, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Gasket, Hose, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pump, Rotating Parts, Sheared, Silo, Tank

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1576105.015	55	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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