Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170042303 - Employee's fingers bruised in mixing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170042303 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 12/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111343323	12/04/1992	2099	0	Hfi Foods Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a machine operator for HFI Foods, was injured while doing cleanup on a mixing machine. He was removing a part from a valve, and asked a coworker to turn the hopper on, then off. The coworker did so. The coworker then thought he heard Employee #1 ask him to turn the machine on again. When he did, Employee #1's fingers were inside the bowl, causing the index and middle fingers of his right hand to be badly bruised. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, treated, and released.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, COMMUNICATION, CONTUSION, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111343323			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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