Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202478509 - Employee'S Fingers Are Caught In Nip Point, Later Amputated
Accident: 202478509 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/12/2011 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316343755 | 05/03/2012 | 2099 | Sincere Orient Commercial Corporation | ||||
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. | |||||||
Keywords:
rotating parts, amputated, finger, point of operation, nip point, blade, hand, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 316343755 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |