Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532526.015	01/27/2021		238910	Mor 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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