Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133169 - Employee's finger amputated in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170133169 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/23/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124690231	05/23/1996	2891	0	Pacific Fabricators Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was hosing down a hopper when he realized that he had not removed the bottom plug from the screw conveyor housing. After removing the plug, he noticed the drain was blocked, so he inserted his finger into the drain hole. The moving screw conveyor amputated his finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, DRAIN PLUG, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124690231			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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