Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119507.015 - Employee's left index finger is amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 119507.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 08/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427941.015	08/27/2019		311222	Puris Proteins, Llc.

Abstract: At 1:45 a.m. on or about August 24, 2019, Employee # 1 was unclogging a pea starch from a starch drying cyclone and made contact with a rotary valve. Employee # 1's left index finger was partially amputated. The cyclone system was not locked-out-tagged-out. The system contained electrical and pneumatic energy and disconnects were provided. Training was inadequate, procedures had not been developed and isolation devices (locks) were not being used as required. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Electrical, Finger, Fingertip, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts, Training, Untrained, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1427941.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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