Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170363733 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated in Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170363733 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/10/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313230765	10/19/2009	7363	561320	Rush Personnel Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 p.m. on September 10, 2009, Employee #1 was a dryer operator at California Family Foods LLC, a rice processing plant. Employee #1 was cleaning straw debris that was hanging from the bottom of a chute. He had been provided with a rake and was instructed to use it to clear debris from the chute and dump. The auger was completely enclosed. Employee #1 suffered an amputation of his thumb, when he reached up and into the moving machinery with his hand. He was hospitalized for treatment of the amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, THUMB, AUGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313230765			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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