Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200536233 - Employee Amputates Finger Cleaning Meat Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200536233 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317445336	12/04/2013	5411	445110	Sanborn Foods

Abstract: On July 22, 2013, Employee #1, with Sanborn Foods, was cleaning a meat tenderizer machine (Sir Steak Machinery Company; Model Number: PRO; Serial Number: 377335D). The equipment unexpectedly became energized, resulting in a partial amputation of Employee #1's right hand's index, middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 was not hospitalized. Employee #1 failed to control hazardous energy by either lockout/tagout (LOTO) or disconnecting the cord and plug equipment, when performing sanitation activities on the meat processing equipment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, AUTOMATIC RESTART, MEAT BLENDING MACH, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317445336			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.