Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1002328 - Employee's finger amputated between roller and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 1002328 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/28/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101943538	01/28/1987	2013	0	Farmland Foods Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a hose when its head slipped and the hose recoiled into the Continental Can Company's SGB sealer. His left hand became caught between the rollers and frame and his left index finger was amputated below the first knuckle. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The machine had been running at the time of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, HOSE, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101943538			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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