Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088366 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201088366 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763375	11/07/2006	2022	311513	Mozzarella Fresca

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 p.m. on August 22, 2006, Employee #1, with Mozzarella Fresca (a cheese manufacturing facility), was cleaning Inline Auger Number 2 - Dump Station. He had not been trained in lockout/tagout or proper equipment cleaning procedures. After a coworker ordered Employee #1 to begin cleaning, his right index finger became caught in the rotating auger components. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Tulare District Hospital for an amputation of the finger.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125763375			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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