Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171048903 - Employee's fingers severed when caught by chopper blades

Accident Summary Nr: 171048903 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115093221	07/20/1999	2891	0	Kind & Knox Gelatine, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a chopper. She was reaching in to remove a piece of skin when her hand became caught in the still-rotating blades, severing one or more of her fingers.

Keywords: SEVERED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115093221			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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