Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97890.015 - Employee's finger is amputated during disassembling of equip

Accident Summary Nr: 97890.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 02/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219892.015	03/10/2017		424470	Rastelli Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on February 25, 2017, an employee was assisting a coworker to disassemble a meat extrusion machine for cleaning. While disassembling the machine, it was energized for an unknown reason. This activated the Chub Cutter, which slices the meat to size, and one of the employee's pinky fingers was amputated. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Guard, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219892.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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