Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141404.015 - Employee amputates and lacerates fingers in ribbon mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 141404.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565435.015	11/23/2021		311710	Shaw'S Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on November 22, 2021, Employee #1 scooped food product with his hand from the discharge area of a Materials Transport Company-MTC ribbon mixer (Model MTB-18-0101-R, Serial Number 1015T, 1,000 lb. capacity). The employee was attempting to evenly spread the product throughout the storage bin when he stuck his right hand under the guard of the mixer blender discharge. The employee's right hand was struck by the ribbon mixer blade, resulting in an amputation of the right middle finger and lacerations to the right ring finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Laceration, Mixer Blade

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565435.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Mixing and blending machine operators

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