Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166261 - Baker amputates finger on mixer blade

Accident Summary Nr: 201166261 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126155464	09/10/2004	5411	445110	Safeway Inc Dba Vons #2261

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on August 29, 2004, a baker was mixing the ingredients of a butter pound cake using a Hobart mixer. The chief ingredients were 10 lbs of butter, 50 lbs of flour, and 5 lbs of sugar. The baker was going to add water to the blended mixture by positioning the water hose (that was attached to the water meter) on top of the mixer guard. The baker was distracted by a coworker, and he turned his body away from the mixer to speak with him. When the baker turned around, his left hand inexplicably went through the protective guard on the mixer. The tip of the baker's middle finger was amputated by the rotating blade, and as a result of the injury the baker was hospitalized.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, MIXER, STRUCK AGAINST, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126155464			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Bakers

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