Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97997.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in a mixer's shredder

Accident Summary Nr: 97997.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253471.015	08/09/2017		722310	Parkhurst Dining

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on August 4, 2017, Employee #1 was installing a shredder attachment on a Hobart mixer. The machine activated, and caught the employee's left fingers, amputating the left middle finger down to the second knuckle. The left ring finger was also damaged, and may potentially be amputated later.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Mixer, Mixer Blade

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1253471.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Cooks, except short order

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