Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121642.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 121642.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444530.015	11/13/2019		325412	Test Laboratories, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:26 a.m. on November 11, 2019, an employee was working in a processing facility for natural food-based powders for vitamins and was loading dehydrated citrus peels into an auger conveyor when he reached into an unguarded opening of the auger conveyor to clear a jam while the machine was running. The employee's hand contacted the turning auger conveyor, causing an amputation of his index finger at the first joint. The employee was transported to a local medical center, where he was hospitalized for one day.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Contact, Conveyor, Finger, Loading, Machine operator, Reaching, Unguarded Fl Opening

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1444530.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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