Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170159065 - Employee's hand amputated while adjusting hamburger machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170159065 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/20/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119998516	06/21/1994	9199	0	Price Costco Industries

Abstract: Employee #1, of a meat packing plant, was cleaning the vacuum bar on a Formax #26 automatic hamburger patty making machine in the middle of a production period. His hand was between a moveable mold plate and a stationary piece of the machine. A coworker, who was also making adjustments on the machine, engaged the power while Employee #1 still had his hand inside the machine. Although safety interlocks should have kept the machine from operating, they failed and the machine engaged. A mold plate amputated Employee #1's right hand at the wrist.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HAND, MOLD PLATES, INATTENTION, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119998516			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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