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Accident Summary Nr: 137283.015 - Employee operating salt spreader amputates thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 137283.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/26/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1532526.01501/27/2021238910Mor Construction Services, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on January 26, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a salt spreading machine. When the machine's screw auger jammed, he cleared the jam, and the screw auger resumed rotating. The employee was unable to totally remove his hand in time, and the rotating auger's blade amputated his thumb. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Auger, Blade, Caught By, Caught In, Contact, Equipment Operator, Hand, Icy, Machine operator, Maintenance, Repair, Residential Construction, Rotating Parts, Thumb, Unguarded Live Parts, Weather

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury
1 1532526.015 46 M Hospitalized injury

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