Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201498417 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201498417 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/24/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316726439	01/17/2014	5144	424440	Pitman Family Farms

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 24, 2013, Employee #1 was removing poultry product from a floor and pushing the debris into an evisceration unit. He saw poultry product become jammed in the machine and attempted their removal. Employee #1 placed his right hand near the rollers of the machine. The rollers contacted his right ring finger, pulling it into the machine and amputating it. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a medical center. Employee #1 was then transferred to a regional hand medical center, where he underwent surgery and received additional treatment and was afterwards hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316726439			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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