Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1465841.015 - Employnet Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1465841.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 02/21/2020

Site Address:
Employnet Inc.
2015 N Macarthur Dr
Tracy, CA 95376

Mailing Address:
421 N Main St., Manteca, CA 95336

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 313230/Nonwoven Fabric Mills

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/05/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1541511
Inspection	1466932	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126579.015

Event: 02/05/2020

Employee amputates two fingers when struck against machine b

At 7:30 p.m. on February 5, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a fabric mill was removing a piece of foam from a Fecken-Kirfel Band Knife Peeling Machine. While removing the foam, the employee struck the moving blade with his left hand. The employee amputated his index and middle fingers and sustained an open displaced fracture of his index finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knife, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mill--Plant, Open Fracture, Rotating Knife, Sheared, Struck Against, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1465841.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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