Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085107 - Employee amputates fingers in running machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 201085107 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119983492	05/07/2004	2022	311513	Saputo Cheese

Abstract: On December 17, 2003, Employee #1 was feeding the cheese chunker with big blocks of cheese. One block of cheese became caught within the feed chute. Employee #1 pushed the block of cheese down with his left hand and his fingers contacted the knives of the machinery. The knives amputated the tips of his fingers. The employee did not use the push bar provided on the machine. After being taken to the hospital, he received medical treatment and postoperative care for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, HAND TOOL, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119983492			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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