Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123479.015 - Employee crushes arm when pulled into unguarded machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123479.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 01/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458609.015	01/27/2020		115114	Bayer Crop Science Us Dba Monsanto Company

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 23, 2020, an employee was cleaning out sizer drums while the drums were turning. The employee reached into the machine to clean a drum when his hand became caught in the unguarded in going nip point. The employee's arm was pulled into the machine, causing crushing injuries to his arm and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Crushed, Crushing, Drum, Engineering Controls, Guard, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Safety Device, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458609.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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