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Accident Summary Nr: 14251524 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM BROKEN WHEN CAUGHT IN MIXER-GRINDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14251524 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15297419	07/06/1987	5411	0	Food Lion, Inc., Store #288

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON APRIL 15, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADD MEAT TO THE HOPPER OF A HOBART MIXER-GRINDER. WHEN HE OPENED THE LID, THE MAGNETIC INTERLOCK CUT OFF POWER TO THE MIXER ARM, BUT THE ARM CONTINUED TO ROTATE BECAUSE OF ITS MOMENTUM. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD MEAT HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MIXER ARM AND THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE HOPPER. HE SUFFERED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE ARM AND HAD TO MISS TWO MONTHS OF WORK. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ARM, MEAT GRINDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15297419			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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