Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107903.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when struck by machine auger

Accident Summary Nr: 107903.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 07/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1334779.015	07/09/2018		311412	Philadelphia Water Ice Factory Ii, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on July 7, 2018, an employee was filling up the last bucket of water ice from an Ice Batch Machine and raised the guard. The employee stuck his hand into the machine and amputated the tip of his finger when it was struck by an auger within the machine. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Caught Between, Finger, Guard, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1334779.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury

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