Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200536092 - Employee Amputates Thumb When Caught by Meat Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200536092 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317377612	10/24/2013	3999	339999	C&S Products

Abstract: On September 17, 2013, Employee #1, with C&S Products, was operating a meat machine (Number: LFL-1; fill station Number: 1), when a suet tray jammed. Employee #1 then reached under a guard to clear the jam. His left thumb was caught and smashed between a fixed stop and a horizontal air cylinder, resulting in a partial amputation. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, THUMB, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MEAT BLENDING MACH, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317377612			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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