Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139502.015 - Employee crushes hand in auger, later requires amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 139502.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554675.015	09/23/2021		335991	Tokai Carbon Ge Llc

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on September 15, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a carbon and graphite products manufacturer was collecting graphite dust samples. The employee was collecting the samples from the pit located by the Phoenix machine. The pit is a permit confined space and contains an auger that was still in operation. The employee slipped on the graphite dust in the pit and fell hands first into the auger by the pump section. The employee crushed his right hand in the auger. The employee was hospitalized and required amputation of his hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Catch Point, Confined Space, Crushed, Energized, Engineering Controls, Entry Permit, Hand, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Permit, Pit, Pump, Slip, Slippery Surface, Surgical Amputation, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554675.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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