Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532398 - Employee Amputates Finger in Mixing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200532398 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312422850	07/11/2008	2013	311612	Tyson Prepared Foods

Abstract: On June 23, 2008, Employee #1 was cleaning out a large, vertical mixing machine that cooks taco meat. He was not using lock out and tag out while cleaning the machine and amputated his right index finger between the first and second knuckles. Employee #1 was taken to Allen Hospital, where it was determined that the finger could not be reattached. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312422850			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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