Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088275 - Employee Amputates Finger While Servicing Juicer

Accident Summary Nr: 201088275 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306364480	10/19/2006	2033	311421	Jamba Juice

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 10, 2006, Employees #1 was working at a juice production company, operating a FMC Fresh'n Squeeze Multi-Fruit juicer machine. After feeding oranges through the juicer, to make a batch of orange juice, Employee #1 was removing the used oranges from the juicer machine to prepare for a lemon batch. As she was removing the oranges, one of her hands became caught in the juicer ram, which squeezes fruit pieces. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for the amputation of four fingers. The accident investigation revealed that the employer failed to supply employees with proper operating equipment, as well as failed to have a guard on the juicer.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306364480			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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