Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1521757.015 - 317727992 - J & J Snack Foods Handheld Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Investigation Summary

At 1:00 a.m. on October 22, 2020, an employee working as a sanitation lead worker for a snack food manufacturer was cleaning the outside of a large ribbon blender. The employee had not locked out the blender according to employer policy. While in front of the machine, the employee slipped and reached out to steady himself. In doing so, the employee reached in past a half-moon style guard over the mixer's product exit gates/flaps and caught his left hand in the blender. The employee amputated three fingers and was hospitalized. Doctors were able to re-attach one of his fingers. On October 23, 2020, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the employee was discharged.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baker, Bakery, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Reaching, Shear, Sheared, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic Amputation