Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170731038 - Employees fingers amputated by guillotine blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170731038 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/22/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120264098	12/22/1994	2011	0	Golden State Foods Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 3, 1994, Employee #1 was repairing a W.A. Lane hot cake machine, model #478, serial #511. As he adjusted the machine's front guillotine blade, the back blades descended and amputated part of his left ring finger and the tip (about 1/3) of his little finger. Employee #1 was taken to German Medical Center. After the investigation, the employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3314(a): lock out/block out.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, GUILLOTINE SHEAR, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120264098			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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