Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170126189 - Employee's finger amputated in fertilizer shed

Accident Summary Nr: 170126189 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115043648	10/14/1991	5153	0	Sanborn Coop Grain Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 put his hand into the gate of a fertilizer shed to unclog it. His hand became caught and his right index finger was amputated above the second knuckle. The gate was unguarded and there was no lockout procedure.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FERTILIZER MIXING, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115043648			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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