OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431018

CONSOLIDATED CATFISH COMPANIES, DBA COUNTRY SELECT

ISOLA, MS· 2022-01-10T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Clogged, Contact, Fingertip, Food processing, Knife, Laceration, Production Line
NAICS: 311710
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345744973
Employer profile: CONSOLIDATED CATFISH COMPANIES, DBA COUNTRY SELECT
Summary number: 221431018
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip on fillet knife

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on January 10, 2022, an employee was monitoring a catfish fillet machine when fish guts clogged up the machine. The employee was reaching into the machine to unclog it when his hand made contact with a fillet knife in the machine. The employee's right middle finger was lacerated and later the fingertip was removed by a physician. The employee was not hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
0

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