Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99485.015 - Employee is resetting a sewing machine and amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 99485.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267777.015	10/02/2017		311212	California Family Foods, Llc

Abstract: On August 23, 2017, an employee had just finished a product run and was in the process of setting up the next job where the employee needed to add a part to the sewing machine. The employee had not locked the sewing machine and, while checking the belt tightness, a coworker hit the activation lever, causing the machine to cycle. The employee amputated his right index finger when the machine cycled itself. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Lockout/Tagout, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267777.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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