Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474730 - Employee Fractures Hand in Closing Sealing Die

Accident Summary Nr: 202474730 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 04/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307187914	04/30/2008	2013	311612	Pocino Foods Company

Abstract: On April 15, 2008, Employee #1, an equipment operator for Pocino Foods, was attempting to install a new upper web plastic film roll into the Multivac R5200 (Serial Number 2520/100, manufactured in 1991) food sealer. The investigation revealed that the Multivac R5200 was manufactured for sale in France and only conformed to the French safety standards in effect at the year of manufacture. The machine was then installed without adequate guarding on the sealing die to prevent employee injury. Employee #1 had not received lockout/tagout training for operation of the Multivac R5200 food sealing machine. Employee #1 replaced the upper web roll on this machine two to three times per shift. It was common for the plastic film roll to become jammed in the machine. Employee #1 stated that the upper web plastic film roll had become jammed as she inserted it into the machine. While attempting to unjam the machine, Employee #1 reached into the sealing die and sustained serious injuries to her right hand, as the sealing die closed on her hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS, UNTRAINED, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307187914			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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