Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491727 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201491727 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310829106	01/26/2009	2015	311615	Foster Poultry Farms

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on January 13, 2009, Employee #1 was assisting a maintenance mechanic in changing the piping of a gizzard peeling machine. As Employee #1 was holding the pipe clamp, it fell on top of the machine. Employee #1, for some unknown reason, placed his hand into the machine opening where the pipe was taken out from. The gizzard peeling augers caught his right hand index finger and amputated the tip. Employee #1 was initially taken to the Plant's infirmary, and then he was transferred to the Regional Hand Center of Central California in Fresno, California, where he received treatment. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AUGER, FALL, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310829106			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Vehicle washers and equipment cleaners

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