Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14453914 - HAND CAUGHT IN CHAIN & SPROCKET

Accident Summary Nr: 14453914 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2663979	10/29/1985	2041	0	General Mills, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE MAN, WAS SENT TO GET A NUMBER OFF A GEAR CASE SO A NEW GEAR CASE COULD BE ORDERED. THE MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE MACHINE, WHICH IS A COMPANY RULE. EMPLOYEE #1 CRAWLED UNDER THE MACHINE. HE COULD NOT SEE THE NUMBER WITH THE MACHINE IN OPERATION. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT FROM UNDER THE MACHINE HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO A CHAIN AND SPROCKET. THIS CHAIN AND SPROCKET IS TOTALLY GUARDED BY LOCATION UNLESS ONE CRAWLS UNDER THE MACHINE. ALSO, THE COMPANY PROHIBITS WORKING ON THIS MACHINE WITHOUT FIRST LOCKING IT OUT.

Keywords: CHAIN, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2663979			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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