Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170236830 - Employee's arm amputated when caught in pasta machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170236830 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/05/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111251385	09/05/1991	5461	0	Pasta Pastry Etc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on September 5, 1991, Employee #1 was operating a double hopper La Reginina/La Parmigiana pasta machine, model #D-45. As pasta dough stacked up in the corners of the lower press hopper, Employee #1 stuck her right hand into the hopper to knock the dough down. The machine's electric power switch and hopper switch were left in the ON position, and the hopper lid's ON/OFF switch was not working. The turning paddle wheels of the hopper caught the employee's hand and pulled her right arm into the hopper until the arm split just below the elbow joint.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ARM, HAND, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111251385			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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