Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142616.015 - Employee amputates hand when caught in rotary screw machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142616.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561501.015	11/02/2021		311314	American Sugar Refining, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:10 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was vacuuming a Scroll (Rotary Screw) Machine when the machine unexpectedly energized. The employee caught his left hand in the machine as a result. The employee amputated his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Food processing, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Struck Against, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561501.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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