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Accident Summary Nr: 138151.015 - Employee amputates two fingers and lacerates one finger when

Accident Summary Nr: 138151.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1519855.015	03/16/2021		311119	Purina Animal Nutrition, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 8, 2021, an employee, a pellet mill operator, stuck his gloved hand into the pellet mill to judge the distance between the drum and the die. As he did this, the employee's left hand was caught in the pinch point between the drum and the die, resulting in an injury. The worker sustained an amputation to his left, small finger and a laceration to his left ring finger. He was transported to Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock for treatment and hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Die, Drum, Finger, Glove, Hand, Laceration, Machine operator, Pelletizing Plant, Pinch Point, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1519855.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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