Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123995.015 - Employee amputates finger on auger

Accident Summary Nr: 123995.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 02/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462900.015	02/12/2020		111335	National Pecan Shelling Operations, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on February 10, 2020, an employee was pouring a piecrust dough and flour mix into a hopper when she used her hand to push the mixture towards the unguarded auger. The auger caught the tip of the latex glove the employee was wearing and pulled her hand into the auger. The employee suffered a finger amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Finger, Glove, Hopper, Pouring, Pulled In, Pushing, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1462900.015	54	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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