Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120434.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while cleaning energized mixe

Accident Summary Nr: 120434.015 -- Report ID: 0257210 -- Event Date: 05/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403901.015	05/28/2019		311211	Pan American Grain Company Inc - Division De Arecibo

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on May 27, 2019, an employee was performing scheduled maintenance on a OMOS Type V5050D-100-5.5 Vibroflour Mixer but had not locked out the device. The employee placed his hands inside the machinery to clean the screen when he contacted the rotating parts. The employee amputated his right middle and ring fingers and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Milling Machine, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Rotating Parts, Screen, Struck By, Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403901.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Not specified mechanics and repairers

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