Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on October 19, 1998, Employee #1, of the Campbell Soup Company, was working in the lentil bean preparation area at the company's plant in Sacramento, CA. Shortly after the swing shift lunch break, the processing equipment broke down and coworkers were waiting for it to start up. Employee #1 went up onto one of the work platforms and reached into the rotating metering paddles underneath the framework of the machine. The flesh on two of her fingertips was avulsed; she was administered first aid at the plant before being taken to Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento. The area where Employee #1 had reached was not accessible except by standing on the railings around the machine. Employee #1 had exchanged duties with several coworkers during her shift, and had not worked in this part of the plant prior to this shift.