Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474151 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated Cleaning Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202474151 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 06/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307185868	08/21/2007	5411	445110	S & S Foods

Abstract: On June 27, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning a Bridge Con-Vey slitter machine, Model Number CVS-18, Serial Number 266675-NN. He was in training, but was left alone by his trainer for approximately 30 minutes, who was unaware Employee #1 was performing this task. Employee #1 turned the power to the machine off, but did not utilize lockout procedures. He removed the side panels, exposing chains and sprockets in order to remove remnants of meat from the chain. He powered the machine on and tried to hold the chain with a sponge. His left hand was pulled into the sprocket resulting in an amputation of the left hand third and fourth fingers.

Keywords: JANITOR, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307185868			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Janitors and cleaners

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