Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170722110 - Employee's finger amputated in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170722110 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119705622	06/22/1995	2899	0	Cargill-Salt Division

Abstract: At approximately 8:55 a.m. on June 12, 1995, Employee #1, a 47-year-old production miller, was assisting the micro powder operator to ensure salt flow to the micro powder elevator. He removed a temporary cap from a pipe 5 1/2 feet above the ground and reached into the discharge spout of the rotating screw conveyor, amputating the first joint of his left small finger and severing the tendon in his left ring finger. An accident related violation of T8CCR 3314(a), serious, was issued.

Keywords: SEVERED, TENDON, AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119705622			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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