Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121185.015 - Employees amputates finger when pinched between two magnets

Accident Summary Nr: 121185.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 10/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441186.015	10/29/2019		311320	Blommers Chocolate

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 25, 2019, an employee working for a chocolate manufacturer was cleaning bolts and screws off 35 pound magnet. The employee went to put the magnet back when the magnet in the box jumped up and pinched his finger. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cleaning, Electric Magnet, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Magnet, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441186.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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