Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170203905 - Employee's fingertip severed by airlock unit

Accident Summary Nr: 170203905 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/31/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111913828	08/20/1991	2052	0	Am Snack Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:05 p.m. on July 31, 1991, Employee #1 had just returned from lunch. As he went to his operating station at the rice grinder he noticed a build up of rice dough/paste. Thinking the machine was off, or forgetting that the machine was on, he reached past the hinged guard (safety gate) into the chute area approximately 24 in. down into the moving paddle wheel of the rotary air lock unit. Employee #1's left finger became caught between the housing and the moving paddle wheel of the rotary air lock unit, which severed the tip of his ring finger.

Keywords: GRINDER, SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, GUARD, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111913828			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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