Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92417.015 - Employee amputates finger tip with food slicer

Accident Summary Nr: 92417.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204859.015	01/25/2017		722511	Jipc Ventures, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 14, 2017, an employee was operating a Hobart, Power Drive Unit, PD35/PD70, with a Hobart vegetable slicer unit attachment. The employee was slicing potatoes for the potato fritter dish. She reached into the vegetable feed hopper, while the machine was running, with her left hand to adjust the potato while holding the push lever up with her right hand. She accidently came in contact with the spinning slicer blade. The employee lost the tip of her left index finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Food Preparation, Slicer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1204859.015	22	F	Hospitalized injury		Kitchen workers, food preparation

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