Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14310452 - Employee's lower leg amputated by screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 14310452 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 09/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108658923	09/01/1992	2048	0	Gramco, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 28, 1992, Employee #1 was preparing to re-cover an unguarded, operating screw conveyor. Employee #1 was straddling the conveyor while reaching for the cover, which was resting on the right side of the conveyor. His left foot slipped into the conveyor and caught in the screw. His foot and lower portion of the leg were amputated, for which he was hospitalized. Doctors removed the lower portion of the leg, leaving the knee joint intact.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, UNGUARDED, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108658923			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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