Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201056561 - Employee's fingers amputated in wrapping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201056561 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300779436	06/03/2002	3556	0	J&J Snack Foods Corp Of California

Abstract: At about 1:30 a.m. on May 25, 2002, Employee #1, a packing leadman with J & J Snack Foods, was adjusting a cookie-wrapping machine (CX Wrapper V FW 3410, Fuji/Formost) so the wrappers would cut at the correct location on the packages. A manager directed Employee #1 to loosen the tension on the chain from the back of the machine while the manager re-adjusted the registration on the computer. After loosening the chain, Employee #1 reached underneath to check the tension on the chain. The manager turned the machine on, causing Employee #1's right hand to become caught in the nip points of the chain and sprocket drive, and amputating his second and third fingers at the distal phalanx. The accident was caused by failure to follow lock/out, tag/out procedures during adjusting operations.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300779436			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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