Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170620173 - Employee's arm lacerated when caught in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170620173 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111891339	09/19/1994	2033	0	Quality Assured Packing, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on September 12, 1994, Employee #1, of Quality Assured Packing, Inc., was performing cleanup in a tomato processing plant. He was using a low pressure water hose with his left hand and resting it on a cross bar while he used a pad to scrub the moving 16 in. diameter auger of the #2 diced tomatoes calcium bath with his right hand. The section was 6 ft long by 31 in. wide and 42 in. high. He slipped, causing his left arm to become caught between the cross bar and the auger. He was hospitalized with lacerations.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, AUGER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111891339			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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