Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484078 - Employee injured when hand caought in chain sprocket gear

Accident Summary Nr: 201484078 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125845347	05/15/2001	2033	0	Mallard'S Food Products, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker, had been an employee for 6 years. The piece of equipment had been in place for 3 to 4 years. Employee #1 was adjusting the tortellini machine to regulate the amount of filler injected into each piece of pasta. Employee #1 had the top cover removed and the machine was off. Employee #1 made the adjustment and asked the operator to start the machine to test the adjustment. Employee #1 had his hand on the top edge of the vertical side of the machine, as he leaned to his right to look at the front of the machine. As he leaned, his hand slid along the top edge into the rotating gears, amputating his left index finger at the first joint. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, SPROCKET, GEAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125845347			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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