Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201090297 - Employee's fingertip amputated in ice cream wrapping machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201090297 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126206549	10/23/1996	2024	0	Nestle Ice Cream Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 p.m. on August 1, 1996, Employee #1, the lead operator of an ice cream line at the Nestle Ice Cream Company, noticed that the wrapper was jamming on one lane of the wrapping machine. He called for a maintenance man, but no one came. Employee #1 raised the guard on the machine, and was reaching inside to clear the lane when the knives that cut the wrapper came down and amputated the tip of his right index finger. He pulled out his hand and dropped the hinged guard. Coworkers in the area responded and offered first aid. Employee #1 was transported to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206549			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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