Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170805188 - Employee's arm amputated in meat separator

Accident Summary Nr: 170805188 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 09/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126709872	09/23/1997	2092	0	Crystal Ocean Seafood Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m., Employee #1, of Crystal Ocean Seafood, was cleaning a meat separator, or deboner, while it was in operation. He was using a water hose and a scrub pad to clean the bottom section of the hopper when his right hand became caught in the machine's revolving drum and rotating blades. His entire arm was pulled into the machine and immediately amputated. A supervisor walking by heard Employee #1 screaming and noticed his arm inside the hopper. The supervisor immediately deactivated the deboner, and other coworkers came to assist. The fire department and an ambulance were summoned. Employee #1 was taken first to a local hospital, and then transported to Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, OR.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126709872			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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