Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124867.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when unclogging hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 124867.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 03/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470075.015	03/16/2020		331524	O'Fallon Casting

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on March 11, 2020, an employee was trying to unclog and get the flour to feed from the hopper. The employee's finger was caught between the chain and hook on the hopper, when his supervisor was trying to put the hopper into position. The employee suffered an injury to the left middle finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Hoist, Hopper

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1470075.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine feeders and offbearers

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