Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200536043 - Employee Amputates Finger in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200536043 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317331452	09/26/2013	8211	611110	Des Moines Public Schools Central Nutrition Center

Abstract: On September 4, 2013, Employee #1, a Cook, had sanitized a small cooking kettle in the Cook Chill Room at a Public School's Central Nutrition Center and was preparing to cook a batch of stir fried vegetables. The employee noticed the plunger mechanism was leaking. Without turning the machine off, Employee #1 removed the plunger mechanism and reached into the kettle to clean the sealing surface with her right hand. The lowest moving blade rotates at the edge of the drain. The employees hand was pinched by the blade and her finger was amputated above the nail bed. The employee was taken to an area hospital, where she was treated for a finger amputation. The employee remained hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, NIP POINT, BLADE, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317331452			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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