Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170193668 - Employee's thumb severed by screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170193668 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/24/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112067665	01/22/1992	2011	0	Miller Meat Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Miller Meat Co., was starting the initial washdown of the meat processing equipment. He slipped on piece of animal fat that had been left on the floor. He reached out to catch something to regain his balance and inadvertently grabbed a moving screw conveyor that he was about to hose down. The cover was off the screw conveyor because of the clean-up operation. The screw conveyor cut off Employee #1's thumb at the first joint and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, COVER, SCREW CONVEYOR, CLEANING, SLIP, THUMB, HOUSEKEEPING, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112067665			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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