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Accident Summary Nr: 144134.015 - Employee pinches finger in mixer hopper, incurs partial fing

Accident Summary Nr: 144134.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 02/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580740.015	03/01/2022		311999	Mclane Classic Foods

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on February 15, 2022, Employee #1, employed by a food service company, was investigating a no flow situation on pouch machine #2. Machine #1, the mixer hopper that was attached to machine #2, started to leak hot product. As a result, Employee #1 attempted to stop the leak by putting his hand in the feed tube. Despite machine #1 being unplugged, Employee #1's fingertip was amputated by the machine. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Finger, Fingertip, Gear, Jammed, Leak, Mixer, Partial Amputation, Pump

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1580740.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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