Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141044.015 - Employee amputates finger in rotating fan blades

Accident Summary Nr: 141044.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 10/19/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1563304.015	11/10/2021		311942	Illinois Premium Extracts Llc

Abstract: At 6:02 a.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was cleaning the dust collector of a milling process. He reached into the bottom chute of the dust collector to remove spent material when his finger contacted the motor's rotating fan blades. The employee amputated his right middle finger and was hospitalized to treat the injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Cleaning, Dust Collector, Fan Blade, Finger, Lockout, Milling Machine, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1563304.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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