Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170732556 - Employee's fingertip amputated by pump

Accident Summary Nr: 170732556 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/07/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119965416	03/08/1994	3449	0	Frito-Lay, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a machine that processes corn, a job he had done for 17 years. When the corn flow stopped, he shut off the machine and disassembled the inlet pipe. He reached down to brush away the clogged inlet with the flat of his hand. He felt a pinch and saw that the tip of his finger had been amputated. Apparently, the pump had not completely stopped when he reached down to clear it.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CORN, CLOGGED, PUMP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119965416			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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