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Accident Summary Nr: 170615066 - Employee amputates left thumb tip in hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 170615066 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 07/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111949517	12/06/1993	2096	0	Frito Lay

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 a.m. on July 13, 1993 at Frito-Lay, Inc., Employee #1 lifted the guard from the #2 seasoner while the machine was energized. When he reached into the hopper to clean it, his left thumb tip was caught between the moving auger and the hopper wall. His thumb tip was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AUGER, UNGUARDED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111949517			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Roasting and baking machine operators, food

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