Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201693728 - Bakery Worker Amputates Finger in Dough-Making Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201693728 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 12/24/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314754805	02/11/2011	2051	311812	Kermanig Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 24, 2010, Employee #1 was working for Kermanig, Inc., a commercial bakery producing breads and pastries that are shipped to retail stores for sale. At the end of his shift, Employee #1 was cleaning the Lawrence Equipment Adamatic Model Number 0DR0006-02 divider rounder, with Serial Number DR 233. This machine has a dough dividing mechanism located between the feed hopper, located on the top of the divider, and the conveyor belt, onto which the dough is fed. Employee #1 opened an access door while the machine was still powered and reached up into that mechanism. The index finger of his right hand was caught and amputated by the divider rounder. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314754805			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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