Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136655.015 - Employee amputates two fingers in energized wrapper machine

Accident Summary Nr: 136655.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 06/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536769.015	06/16/2021		311999	Simply Natural Snacking, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on June 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a snack food manufacturer was operating an Imperial Wrapper Machine. The machine was off at the time when the employee flipped open a cover on the blade. The cover hit the key that started that machine catching the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of her index finger and thumb.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pinch Point, Pinched, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation, Wrapping

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1536769.015	25	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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