Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202543500 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202543500 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314860628	09/29/2011	2099	311999	Field Fresh Foods Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on September 26, 2011, Employee #1 was processing cilantro on a Seven Chef Slicer (Serial Number 074418, Model Number ECE-202). When cilantro became jammed at a slot between conveyors, he attempted to push the product through the slot. Employee #1's gloves became caught and his fingers were pulled into the slot. He was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for amputations of the tips of his right index and middle fingers. There were no witnesses to the incident. According to Employee #1, a protective cover had been bent upwards at some time prior to the incident

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314860628			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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