Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128686.015 - Employee amputates fingertips while cleaning screw machine

Accident Summary Nr: 128686.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 08/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488409.015	08/17/2020		311712	Alyeska Seafoods, Inc

Abstract: At 2:48 p.m. on August 15, 2020, an employee was cleaning a Surimi Screw Machine when he reached underneath the machine to insert a drain plug without turning off the power. The employee contacted moving parts and amputated two fingertips, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Contact, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Lathe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal Lathe, Partial Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488409.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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