OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221467194

SUN RICH FRESH FOODS, INC.

CORONA, CA· 2022-01-07T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Food Handling, Fruit Packing, Inexperience, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Plastic, Sealing Machine, Staffing Agency, Struck By, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker
NAICS: 493110
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345809420
Employer profile: SUN RICH FRESH FOODS, INC.
Summary number: 221467194
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when struck by sealing machine

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee was cutting and packaging fruits on the Allergen line at a fruit packaging company. The employee was a temporary employee who worked for a staffing firm. The employee and a coworker were setting up a Prosealer machine which dispenses plastic film to cover the fruit. The employee failed to preform lockout/tagout procedures before reaching into the machine. The blade which cuts the plastic film cycled and struck the employee's finger. The employee lacerated his finger and potentially amputated the fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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