Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542080 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Food Processing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202542080 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/12/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300871373	10/28/2010	2098	311823	Amay'S Bakery & Noodle Co

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 12, 2010, Employee #1 was cleaning a food processing machine, which was known as the "Noodle Machine." The machine was not powered down or locked out. After lifting the machine's guard to clean dough off its roller, he contacted the rotating parts within the machine and sustained partial amputations to his left index, middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized. He was then referred to an outpatient surgery center. At this surgery center, he underwent further treatment, including surgery three days later.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, LOCKOUT, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300871373			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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