Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132138.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 132138.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477823.015	06/08/2020		424450	Hawaiian Host

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on May 6, 2020, Employee #1 was using a pallet wrap machine to wrap a pallet. As Employee #1 was adjusting the stretch wrap to cover the bottom of the pallet, the tip of Employee #1's left middle finger got caught between the moving pallet stretch wrap machines rotating platform and the base frame of the stretch wrap machine. Upon catching the tip of her finger, Employee #1 pulled her finger away from the pinch point. As Employee #1 pulled her finger away from the pinch point, she noticed that the tip of her left middle finger was severed, and she contacted her supervisor. Employee #1's supervisor transported her to Gardenia Memorial Hospital, where she was temporarily treated. Employee #1 was transferred to Western Hand and Orthopedic Specialist in Gardena, where surgery was conducted to repair the finger. The surgery included the amputation of the tip Employee #1's left middle finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Pallet, Pallet Wrapping Machine, Pinch Point, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477823.015	23	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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