Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201693280 - Employee Injures Right Thumb Which Is Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201693280 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/15/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312312952	05/27/2009	2041	311211	Marquez Marquez Food Products Inc

Abstract: On April 15, 2004, Employee #1 of Marquez Marquez Food Products, Inc. located at 11821 Industrial Ave., Southgate, CA 90280 suffered a right thumb injury which occurred at machine Oven #1. Employee #1 was taken by a Security Officer to Mission Hospital in Huntington Park. Paramedics then relocated Employee #1 to the LA County USC Medical Center in LA. Employee #1 stated that he spent one night in LA USC Hospital and had his right thumb amputated due to the infection. Employee #1, an Assistant Supervisor, was lifting the metal screen conveyor between Oven #1 and the cooler section while being in the production mode. The conveyor motor was running and Employee #1's thumb became caught in the gear and sprocket. This nip point on the conveyor was unguarded and caused the accident. Chain and sprocket nip point guards were installed on the chain conveyor after this April 15, 2004 accident. The company also instructed their employees after this accident not to lift this conveyor section anymore. There were no witness's to Employee #1's accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, THUMB, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312312952			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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