Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143473.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught in running rotary

Accident Summary Nr: 143473.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576650.015	02/07/2022		327310	Cemex Construction Materials Pacific Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee was operating a K2 CKD Rotary Feeder while being trained as a Production Utility Helper. The employee was reinstalling an air-intake pipe in the airlock system when he caught his right hand in the rotary feeder. The employee amputated his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Catch Point, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Installing, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Material Handling, Pipe, Rotating Parts, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1576650.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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