Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141804.015 - Employee amputates finger in deboning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 141804.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 12/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567860.015	12/09/2021		311615	Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee was placing turkey drumsticks into the rotary drum deboning machine when the drumstick in his left hand fell off of the die. The employee reached in behind the guard where the circular blade was and cut his left ring finger. The employee suffered a laceration to his left index finger that was later surgically amputated at the hospital. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass Guard, Contact, Deboning, Finger, Laceration, Meat Processing, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1567860.015	64	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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