Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170608244 - Employee's fingertip amputated by cheese packing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170608244 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120089529	12/27/1994	2022	0	Beatrice Cheese, Inc.

Abstract: On November 9, 1994, Employee #1, a packing machine operator at a large cheese plant, was removing partially filled cartons from a Benhill Cream Cheese packing machine that had malfunctioned. The feed hopper was full, and Employee #1 jogged the machine one pocket at a time to remove the cartons. A coworker then took over jogging. Employee #1 reached into the hole while the coworker was jogging the turntable, amputating the tip of her right little finger. Employee #1 had six years experience as a packing machine operator and had removed malfunctioned packages many times in the past using a jog button under her own control.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, COMMUNICATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120089529			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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