Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198345 - Employee's thumb amputated in unguarded meat processor

Accident Summary Nr: 170198345 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111926523	10/18/1990	2015	0	Louis Rich Foods

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a three-person team stuffing turkey ham on a retarder. He reached into the unguarded interface of the horn and the form to straighten a sleeve and to insure that the horn and form were aligned. As he did so, the operator activated the retarder, causing the form to move forward around the horn. Employee #1's left thumb became trapped and was amputated.

Keywords: MEAT STUFFING MACH, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111926523			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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