Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139609.015 - Employee amputates finger when struck by pigment blender bla

Accident Summary Nr: 139609.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 09/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555105.015	09/28/2021		325130	Solomon Colors, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on September 24, 2021, an employee working as a production helper for a dye and pigment manufacturer was monitoring the operation of a blender. The pigment was coming out of the blender onto a conveyor while the employee watched through an inspection port. The pigment was not exiting the blender properly. The employee stuck his left middle finger through the inspection port causing it to be struck by the rotating blades. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Clogged, Conveyor, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Inspecting, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Paint Pigments, Production Line, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555105.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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