OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221357809

DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE N.A., INC.

KANKAKEE, IL· 2021-05-04T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Floor, Food processing, Fruit, Fruit Packing, Gear, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Janitor, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Reaching In, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 311421
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345315477
Employer profile: DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE N.A., INC.
Summary number: 221357809
Report ID: 0521700

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when cleaning skins from fruit

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on May 4, 2021, an employee working as a janitor for a food manufacturer was cleaning the floor in the production area. The employee reached under the ABL Pineapple Corer (Serial Number 3100A126) while it was stopped and removed pineapple skins that were stuck in the machine. When the employee removed the skins, the machine cycled and pulled the employee's right index finger into the gears. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
453

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