Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799194 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201799194 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301334546	03/03/2005	2046	311221	Diana'S Mexican Food

Abstract: On September 29, 2004, Employee #1, with Diana's Mexican Food Products, was removing a jammed piece of dough from the running rolls of a tortilla machine. His right hand and fingers became caught and crushed in the rolls. Employee #1 was hospitalized for partial amputation of his third and fourth fingers. Employee #1 failed to deenergize the power supply to machine and did not have an extension tool for removing the jammed dough.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301334546			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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