Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170891907 - Employee's ring finger amputated by extructor blade

Accident Summary Nr: 170891907 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120121322	07/25/1995	5142	0	Heinz Pet Products

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 3, 1995, Employee #1 was cleaning parts of a Bepex Corp. extructor, model RE 24-H7E333, serial #RE-661412, as it was running. While hosing down the machine, Employee #1 found some meat product stuck on the extructor. As he tried to pull the meat off with his left hand, his ring finger was struck by the extructor blade and amputated. Employee #1 was transported to San Pedro Peninsula Hospital. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 did not turn off the machine while cleaning it, and there was no guard to prevent him from contacting the extructor blade. Employee #1 was wearing rubber gloves over cotton gloves.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, BLADE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120121322			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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