Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719322 - Employee cuts and breaks fingers in separator

Accident Summary Nr: 170719322 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 07/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120057161	08/10/1993	2034	0	Cal-Compack Foods

Abstract: At about 6:30 a.m. on July 23, 1993, Employee #1 was unclogging a rotary air lock at the bottom of a cyclone separator. He did not turn off the motor before reaching under a plastic chute with his right hand. The fins on the air lock caught his fingers and pinched them between it and the side of the air lock. The belt on the motor was not tight and it slipped, preventing Employee #1's fingers from being amputated. They were, however, badly cut up and the middle finger was broken. Employee #1 was not trained in block out and lockout procedures because this was not part of his job.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, LACERATION, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120057161			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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