Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 958363 - Employee's fingers amputated in steam peeler

Accident Summary Nr: 958363 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/26/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112096193	08/06/1992	2033	0	Hunt Food Co.

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on July 26, 1992, Employee #1, part of a sanitation crew, was cleaning a Rossi-Catali steam peeler machine used for peeling tomatoes. He was hand cleaning around the discharge area of the steam peeler, which he did not realize was running, when he stuck his hand into the discharge valve and pocket divider, an area where he didn't know there were moving parts. The tip of his index finger and the first joint of his middle finger were amputated. A citation was issued for 8CCR 3314 (f), serious.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112096193			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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