Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170621494 - Employee's fingertip amputated when hopper cover closes

Accident Summary Nr: 170621494 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125696336	09/20/2000	3089	0	Schaefer Systems And Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was the supervisor for the night shift at Schaefer Systems International, LLC, a manufacturer of 95-gallon plastic garbage cans. He was cleaning the screen of a hopper loader when the vacuum came on, causing the hopper cover to slam back into place. It caught his left hand, amputating approximately 1/2 in. of his index finger.

Keywords: HOPPER DOOR, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, COVER, UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125696336			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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