Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141561 - Employee amputated three fingers when caught in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 201141561 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300846557	03/27/2000	2099	0	Maruchan Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on March 19, 2000, an employee opened the Consomme Feeder Machine to check the amount of consomme powder left in the feeder. He tried to push the powder down the outlet of this machine with his left hand while the power was still on. With the lid off, the rotating blade inside had stopped. While he was sweeping excess powder into the outlet, with his left hand, the blade started turning and his hand got caught between the outlet hole and the blade. As a result, three of his fingers were amputated. He was treated at Irvine Medical Center.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300846557			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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