Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117584.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated by twin-screw cooker

Accident Summary Nr: 117584.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 06/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412513.015	06/25/2019		311230	Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation

Abstract: At 04:00 p.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee was pushing wet corn meal down into a twin-screw cooker. The employee placed his left hand down into the throat of the twin screw cooker where his fingers were caught in the ingoing nip point of the twin screws. The employee was treated and admitted at the hospital for amputation injuries to four fingers (excluding thumb) on his left hand.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Cooker, Corn, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Nip Point, Pushing, Wet

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412513.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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