Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144184.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when cleaning energized kettle

Accident Summary Nr: 144184.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568405.015	09/07/2021		311812	Bakemark Usa Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working as a machinist for a commercial bakery was cleaning the Line 3 kettle pump. The employee had his left hand inside the energized pump when it was struck by a moving part. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated middle fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bakery, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machinist, Maintenance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Moving Object, Partial Amputation, Pump, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568405.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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