Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201055639 - Employee sustains crush injury to right hand

Accident Summary Nr: 201055639 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126084169	08/06/2001	2047	311111	Kal Kan Food Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 p.m. on July 13, 2001, an Employee, employed by Kal Kan Food Inc. located at 3376 E. 44th St., Vernon, CA 90058, was working alone cleaning a VMP conveyor system with a water hose in the meat processing area. The employee was holding a water hose; the water hose was somehow sucked into the nip point created by the sprockets and the conveyor belts. The employee sustained a crush injury to his right hand.

Keywords: HOSE, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, HAND, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126084169			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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