Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 824938 - Employee's fingertip amputated by dough chute knife

Accident Summary Nr: 824938 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104370465	12/29/1987	2051	0	H & S Bakery, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a dough chute that was equipped with a pneumatically operated cutting knife. When he reached into the chute, the knife came down and amputated his right index fingertip. Employee #1 had failed to turn off the power to the line before cleaning it.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, INATTENTION, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104370465			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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