Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120690.015 - Employee lacerates hand on rotating mixing blades

Accident Summary Nr: 120690.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437633.015	10/08/2019		325412	Shree Meldi Krupa Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on October 5, 2019, an employee was filling a super sack with mixed supplementary dietary powders being dispensed by a ribbon blender machine. The employee noticed that the powder was not being dispensed from the machine valve as he was filling his last super sack. The employee disconnected the super sack and began hitting the underside of the machine and the valve. The employee's hand slipped through the hole of the machine valve, contacting the rotating mixing blades. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe lacerations to his left hand.

Keywords: Blade, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Rotating Parts, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1437633.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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