Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762033 - Employee's thumb amputated in depalletizer

Accident Summary Nr: 170762033 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119804888	11/08/1994	2032	0	H. J. Heinz

Abstract: On July 12, 1994, Employee #1, of H. J. Heinz, was using his hand to clean bottles out of an area of a depalletizer where there was a chain and sprocket drive. As he was removing a wedged bottle, the equipment cycled and amputated his thumb at the first joint. The machine was not stopped or de-energized.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119804888			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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