Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170156244 - Employee's finger amputated by screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170156244 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 03/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112158621	03/19/1992	2011	0	Clougherty Packing Llc Dba / Farmer John

Abstract: Employee #1, the assistant foreman of the rendering department of Clougherty Packing Co., was working on the night shift when he noticed grease pouring from the bottom of the trough covering the bottom of a screw conveyor. The conveyor transported grease and solids into a rendering vat. The conveyor was located over a grease pit, below the surface of the concrete floor; thus, it was difficult to check the bottom of the trough by sight. When Employee #1 felt the bottom of the trough, his glove was caught by the moving screw, and his right index finger was pulled in and amputated.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112158621			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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