Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135712.015 - Employee sanitizing meat tenderizer amputates left middle fi

Accident Summary Nr: 135712.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519700.015	03/15/2021		561720	Startkleen Legacy, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on March 11, 2021, Employee #1, employed at a food processing facility, was sanitizing a Bridge Machine Co. meat tenderizer, Model CS-12. A water hose was used to clean the machine, which was in run mode. When she opened an interlocked side panel, the machine failed to shut off. While attempting to switch the water hose from her right hand to her left hand to press the E-stop button, she lost her balance and grabbed the machine to steady herself. Her left-hand glove became caught in the rotating gear, resulting in the amputation of her left middle fingertip. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Lost Balance, Meat Processing, Rotating Parts, Sanitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519700.015	55	F	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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