Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201058625 - Employee amputates fingers when he contacts fan blades

Accident Summary Nr: 201058625 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307161398	05/26/2004	2099	311991	Fj Food Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:50 p.m. on May 25, 2004, an employee working at FJ Food Service, a meat processing and packaging company, checked the air current of a cooling fan on the top of the bacon conveyor line located in the Packaging Department. The employee was seriously injured. He amputated his right, middle and ring fingers when he accidentally contacted the fan blades. An investigation revealed that the employee did not notice his right hand was too close to the cooling fan. The fan had a fan guard installed, but the openings of the fan guard were either bent or otherwise large enough to allow the employee's fingers to pass through the guard's openings. The employee was hospitalized for initial medical treatment and then transferred to Western Hand Center for further medical treatment

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FAN, FAN BLADE, FINGER, GUARD, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307161398			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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