Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170608830 - Employee injures hand when caught in shaker

Accident Summary Nr: 170608830 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119806347	04/28/1993	2033	0	Patterson Frozen Foods

Abstract: Employee #1 is a sanitation worker. Before performing a routine cleaning of the shaker, Employee #1 did not lock out the equipment in accordance with training and established procedures. As he was inserting a rotating member, it began to rotate when it attached itself to its drive shaft. Employee #1 injured his hand. The employer has a specific, established procedure (JSA) for the task the employee was performing. The employer provided documented proof that Employee #1 had been trained in that procedure. Employee #1 also acknowledged that training.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, DRIVE SHAFT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119806347			Hospitalized injury	Other	Janitors and cleaners

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