Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104766.015 - Employee amputates three fingers on screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 104766.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309288.015	04/17/2018		335912	Trojan Battery Company, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 8, 2018, Employee #1 was performing preventative maintenance and cleaning on Line 8 in the oxide department. A cup, where samples are collected, was located on top of the machine, and the screw conveyor was open. The cup fell through the opening. When the employee tried to retrieve the cup, he severed two fingers and partially amputated another one on the rotary valve inside of the screw conveyor. Employee #1 had assumed that the screw conveyor was off, but the conveyor had not been locked out.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1309288.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Production coordinators

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