Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201044351 - Employee Amputates Finger in Running Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201044351 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 12/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313969446	12/16/2009	5311	452111	Wal-Mart Supercenter #5070

Abstract: On December 16, 2009, Employee #1 was cleaning the inside of a glazing hose coupler at a Wal-Mart bakery. The glazing hose coupler connects the glaze hose to the pump body casing of the doughnut glazing machine. While the machine was running, she removed the bottom coupler, creating an opening into the casing that encloses the glaze pump motor's impellers. As Employee #1 reached into the hose coupler, the impellers caught hold of her right hand and severed her middle finger to the distal joint. She was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center for treatment. UMC could not perform the necessary specialized care, so Employee #1 was driven to a specialist. After undergoing the specialized care, she was released.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313969446			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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