Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120898.015 - Employee suffers fingertip amputation on auger

Accident Summary Nr: 120898.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439126.015	10/21/2019		326113	Poly-America, L.P.

Abstract: At 7:10 p.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee was clearing clogged material on an auger when his finger got caught between the auger and the auger housing. The employee suffered a right index fingertip amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught In, Clearing, Clogged, Fingertip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439126.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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