Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113826 - Employee injured when thumb amputated by packaging machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201113826 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126085620	01/17/2002	2038	0	Chef America, Inc.

Abstract: On December 28, 2001, an accident occurred in the packaging area of an employer engaged in frozen food processing. The accident involved a Fuji-Formost FW 3700 II packaging machine which is used to package frozen hot pocket sandwiches. Employee #1 was working as a Fuji line relief operator, providing breaks to the production operators. While Employee #1 was working, a hot pocket became jammed between the plastic wrapper cutting blades. Employee #1 failed to block the blades or otherwise prevent their movement. As Employee #1 was removing the sandwich, she placed her hand underneath the blade. Once the sandwich was free, the knife moved around and amputated the tip of Employee #1's right thumb. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126085620			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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