Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14453245 - FINGER AMPUTATED BY CANDY CUTTING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14453245 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/28/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101932150	07/28/1986	2064	0	E. J. Brachs & Sons Inc.

Abstract: THE EMPLOYEES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A MACHINE WHICH CUTS AND WRAPS CANDY WHICH FEEDS OUT OF A SMALL CHUTE. THEY WERE CLEANING OUT THE CHUTE AND THE WRAPPING SECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS CLEANING OUT THE WRAPPING SECTION FINISHED THE JOB AND TURNED THE MACHINE BACK ON WITHOUT CHECKING TO SEE IF THE OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMPLOYEE #1) HAD FINISHED CLEANING THE CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1'S FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BY A ROTATING KNIFE AT THE POINT WHERE THE CANDY COMES OUT OF THE CHUTE. THE POINT OF OPERATION WAS GUARDED BUT NOT INTERLOCKED.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, MECH MAT HANDLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101932150			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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