Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118837.015 - Employee's hand is amputated by cyclone dust collector impel

Accident Summary Nr: 118837.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 08/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422299.015	08/09/2019		115114	American Botanicals

Abstract: At 03:45 p.m. on August 07, 2019, an employee was feeding sassafras leaves into a hammer mill. The bottom of the cyclone dust collector connected to the milling machine became clogged. The employee reached into the bottom of the dust collector to attempt to clear the clog when her hand became caught in the unguarded rotating impeller. All fingers, except the thumb, were amputated near the first knuckle of the right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Clearing, Clogged, Dust Collector, Finger, Hand, Machine operator, Milling Machine, Reach, Rotating Parts, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1422299.015	54	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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