Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465324 - Employee sustains finger amputation by machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 202465324 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830528	08/04/2005	5142	424420	Frozsun Foods

Abstract: On July 6, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a filling machine making strawberry jam. She grabbed a carton of raw strawberries and poured them into a funnel about 18 in. long. The machine became jammed at a small rotating drum with a hole in it. A large strawberry had prevented the drum from rotating. She used a ladder to climb up to reach the bottom of the funnel to clear the jam. The tip of her finger was amputated. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, JAMMED, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300830528			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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