Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202478509 - Employee's Fingers Are Caught in Nip Point, Later Amputated
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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316343755 | 05/03/2012 | 2099 | 311212 | Sincere Orient Commercial Corporation |
Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on November 12, 2011, Employee #1, of Sincere Orient Commercial Corporation, was working on line #2 of a rice noodle manufacturing machine. Employee #1's fingers were inadvertently placed in the point of operation, where the noodle sheets are cut. The point of operation was unguarded, allowing the entrance of Employee #1's hands. The employer was cited for failure to guard a point of operation. The portion of the machine involved in the incident was a 32 in. wide shaft with a blade attached to its perimeter. The blade rotates and contacts a steel roller to make cuts on sheet noodles. Employee #1 was transported to Citrus Valley Medical Center, Queen of the Valley Campus, and treated for the amputation of two fingers of her right hand.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 316343755 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |