Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124705.015 - Employee amputates finger, lacerates others when pinched in

Accident Summary Nr: 124705.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 03/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1468951.015	03/11/2020		112210	Brenneman Pork Llp

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 8, 2020, an employee working for a pig farm was unjamming a feed auger line (#910). When the employee removed the material jamming the auger, the stored tension was released from the spring and pinched his right index fingertip. The employee amputated his finger and lacerated the other fingers requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Animal, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Farm, Farm Machinery, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1468951.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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