Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146284.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in oscillator

Accident Summary Nr: 146284.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571270.015	01/05/2022		561320	Partnership Staffing Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on December 22, 2021, a temporary employee, a Quality Control (QC) Technician, was taking weights of polenta on the VMag 500 machine on a production line for ready to eat pizza meals. The employee noticed excess food that needed to be removed from the oscillator, in the portion valve of the machine, in order to get an accurate weight. The employee attempted several times to yell to the machine operator to shut off the machine, but operator did not hear her so the employee attempted clearing the blockage while the machine was on. The employee's hand made contact with the oscillator of the portioner valve that opens and closes to expel the polenta product. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of her right middle finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Inspecting, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Rotating Parts, Temporary Worker

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571270.015	22	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Quality Assurance Inspector

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.