Accident: 170205116 - Fingertip Amputated In Coffee Grinder

At approximately 9:37 a.m. on July 6, 2000, Employee #1 was making an espresso drink for a customer when she noticed that there was no espresso in the machine and so switched on the grinder to make some more. The grinder did not start immediately and she lifted the lid to look inside. Employee #1 then stuck her right index finger into the area where the coffee comes out of the hopper. It struck the rotating grinder blade and was amputated at the first knuckle. She was transported to the California Pacific Medical Facility, where she was treated and released. This was Employee #1's third day on the job as counter help. At the time of the accident, she was not under pressure or in a rush to perform her duties. No accident-related violations were found in connection with this incident.

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Accident: 119948487 - Fingertip Amputated In Meat Grinder

At approximately 5:40 a.m. on June 7, 2000, Employee #1 was trying to clean or clear a product jam from the discharge port of a Butcher Boy meat grinder. In the process, he amputated a portion of the first digit of his left index finger. Employee #1 was transported by private automobile to Kaiser Permanente Hospital, where he was treated and released.

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Accident: 170572770 - Fingers Amputated When Hand Caught In Grinder

Employee #1, a grinding machine operator, was performing his normal job duties when he reached his right hand into the grinding area to feel if a part was smooth. His arm became caught by a metal clamp that was holding the rotating part in place ,and his hand was forced into the grinding wheel. Employee #1's entire index finger and half of his thumb were amputated.

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Accident: 170568927 - Thumb Amputated When Pulled Into Grinding Belt

Employee #1 was grinding steel when the steel piece became caught on something and pulled his left thumb into grinding belt. His thumb was amputated to the knuckle.

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Accident: 170568802 - Finger Amputated In Belt Grinder

Employee #1 was shown by a coworker how to use a belt grinder. The coworker buffed two to three pieces as a demonstration and watched Employee #1 do the same, then left her to work alone. Employee #1 had run between three and ten more pieces when her glove became caught between the work rest and the belt, amputating her right index finger.

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Accident: 896910 - Hand Injured In Bench Grinder

Employee #1 was using a large pedestal bench grinder to put an edge on a scraper bar. His left hand was too close to the grinding wheel and, when the bar slipped, his hand struck the wheel. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

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Accident: 170572416 - Hand Injured In Power Press

Employee #1 was operating an automatic power press to grind burrs off of shaped parts that were dropped onto the conveyor by a robotics extractor. The bottom of the die had a sensor to activate the press when it detected that a part had made contact. Apparently a panel become stuck and did not land properly to make contact. Employee #1 had seen a senior operator go into the die and remove stuck parts, so he attempted to do the same. As Employee #1 tried to get out of the die, he was using his left hand to hold onto the guard part pin for balance. The press cycled, amputating three fingers and part of his hand.

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