Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114789.015 - Employee fractures three fingers and sustains nerve damage a

Accident Summary Nr: 114789.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 03/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1388093.015	03/26/2019		311213	Briess Industries Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on March 22, 2019, an employee was cleaning Bin #17 Discharge Auger located in IG 1 on the fourth floor and was approximately 6 feet above the work platform. The employee thought that he had turned the auger off at the main control on a lower level prior to cleaning it. The employee started to clean the auger when his hand was caught between it and the frame of the conveyor system. The employee fractured three fingers, two popped tendons, and nerve damage to his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Auger, Caught Between, Cleaning, Finger, Fracture, Frame, Hand, Nerve damage, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1388093.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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