Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1001650 - Employee's finger amputated while cleaning jammed machine

Accident Summary Nr: 1001650 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101932283	10/23/1986	3411	0	Star-Kist Inc. (Can Plant)

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker, went to clear a jam on a machine at the same time that an electrical control problem was being corrected at another location. As soon as the electrical problem was corrected, the machine started, amputating Employee #1's finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101932283			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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