Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201794682 - Employee's finger tip amputated while cleaning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201794682 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119823375	10/22/2001	2099	0	Rods Food Products

Abstract: At approximately at 11:00 a.m. on October 1, 2001, Employee #1, working for Rods Food Product, was cleaning a pillow pak machine. The employee was wiping off the glue between the plastic films on the machine when the heating iron amputated the tip of his left middle finger. Employee #1 had worked on the pillow pak line for Rods Food Product since 1998. All employees had been trained on the safety hazards associated with using the pillow pak machine and the proper cleaning and unjamming procedures.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLUE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119823375			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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