Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180509 - Employee's fingers injured in corn tumbler

Accident Summary Nr: 170180509 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112151113	07/08/1991	2043	0	California Milling

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on July 3, 1991, Employee #1, a corn milling foreman and operator, was conducting the annual inspection of a malfunctioning, unguarded sprocket chain drive that ran the hydraulic motor for the corn wash tumbler. Another operator inadvertently activated the corn wash tumbler at the same time. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated to the middle of the fingernail, and his left middle finger was smashed. No lockout/blockout procedures were used.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, MILL--PLANT, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112151113			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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