Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14201479 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM AMPUTATED BY RIBBON AGITATOR OF BATCH BLENDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14201479 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 02/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14857213	02/14/1985	2879	0	Central Chemical Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 and other employees were cleaning a dry powdered agricultural chemical from a horizontal batch blender using hand held brooms. The body of the blender was 14 ft long, 4 ft 6 in. wide and 5 ft 6 in. deep with a full length horizontal ribbon agitator and a wide center cover. Employee #1 removed the center cover and stood inside the body of the blender, leaning partially under a 5-ft-wide fixed end cover to clean underneath it with a broom. There was an unintentional partial revolution of the electric motor powered agitator causing Employee #1 to be caught between the inside of the blender and the ribbon agitator. The employee suffered from a broken pelvis, injury to his spine and his right arm was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SPINE, BROOM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PELVIS, ARM, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14857213			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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