Partial amputation of finger

Core Activity : Bakery
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009147230186
Date of Incident : 2009-Sep

As a worker was clearing dough from a muffin depositor, the roller (dough dispenser) was inadvertently activated. One hand was near a hole in the roller. The roller turned a quarter turn, catching the worker's finger and pulling it into the machine.
Minor injuries

Core Activity :Food product manufacturing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009157410140
Date of Incident : 2009-Jun

A worker was pulling a cart loaded with food, weighing about 150 kilograms, to a packaging area. The cart tipped over onto the worker. The worker's head struck the concrete floor.
Amputated fingertip

Core Activity : Meat processing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009157410115
Date of Incident : 2009-Jun

As a worker was cutting meat with a band saw, one finger contacted the blade.
Arm amputation

Core Activity : Food product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009165830019
Date of Incident : 2009-May

A worker was placing dough in the unguarded hopper of an energized top-loading dough mixer. The blades of the mixer amputated one of the worker's arms.
Electric Shock

Core Activity : Food product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009156730166
Date of Incident : 2009-Apr

A worker was standing on a table trying to insert a plastic scraper in a metal food-processing machine. The worker sustained an electric shock, and fell about 3 feet to the concrete floor.
Serious burns

Core Activity : Brewery
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2009034450101
Date of Incident : 2009-Apr

worker noticed a leak from the man hatch of a brew kettle and tried to tighten a locking knob to increase seal tension. The brass threads in the knob pulled out, causing the hatch to release. The worker was scalded by hot mash.
Lacerated fingers

Core Activity : Fish processing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2009157490062
Date of Incident : 2009-Mar

A worker was sanitizing a fish processing machine when one hand was pulled into the conveyor belt.
Undetermined injuries (likely fractures, internal injuries)

Core Activity : Food product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009147280026
Date of Incident : 2009-Feb

A worker was manually moving a mobile incline pan conveyor (4.75 feet long, 2.5 feet wide, 8.75 feet high) in an alley. He was later found beneath the tipped-over conveyor.
Crushed fingers

Core Activity : Baked goods manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2009064400001
Date of Incident : 2009-Jan

As a worker was feeding dough into a bun-forming machine, one hand was caught in the in-running feed rolls. The feed rolls were not guarded.

See a video clip about a young worker who lost three fingers in a similar incident.