Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533883 - Employee Gets Amputation of Middle Finger

Accident Summary Nr: 200533883 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315062893	11/09/2010	2013	311612	Farmland Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 am, on November 15, 2010 when Employee #1 arrived at the North Polyclip machine, he noticed it was stopped. Employee #1 checked the screen for electrical problems and found none. Employee #1 decided to troubleshoot the machine and did not lock out. Employee #1 reached up under the guard to check the spread cylinder. The spread cylinder activated catching Employee #1's right middle finger and amputating it up to the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, FINGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315062893			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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