Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14549190 - HAND AND ARM CAUGHT IN FEEDER BAR
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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2609477 | 01/29/1985 | 2098 | 0 | H & U Inc |
Abstract: ON JANUARY 25, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AT HIS NORMAL JOB AS A NOODLE MAKER. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO FEED MIXED DOUGH FROM A FEEDER PAN ONTO ROLLING PINS TO PRODUCE SHEETS OF DOUGH. THE FEEDER PAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN INOPERABLE GUARD, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND FINGERS FROM A ROTATING BAR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER PAN. THE INTERLOCK SWITCH WAS TAPED IN THE "ON" (BYPASSED) POSITION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE ROTATING BAR WITH HIS FINGERS WHEN HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT UNDER THE BAR. HIS HAND, AND THEN HIS ARM, WERE DRAWN UNDER THE BAR. FINALLY, HIS HAND, FINGERS, AND PART OF HIS ARM WERE RIPPED OFF. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY HOSPITALIZED AND HIS ARM SURGICALLY REATTACHED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 2609477 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Food batchmakers |