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Accident Summary Nr: 170870141 - Employee's finger partially amputated in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 170870141 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119981348	10/26/2001	2021	0	Dairyman'S Land O'Lakes

Abstract: On October 11, 2001, Employee #1, a vacation relief operator with Dairyman's Land O'Lakes creamery, was cleaning an auger on a salting vat. He deenergized the machine to install a spray tube in the vat. The auger had not come to a complete stop when Employees #1's hand slipped while taking a cap off of the spray tube fitting. A finger of his left hand was caught by the auger, and partially amputated. He was taken to Valley Industrial Medical Group where he was treated and released.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, LOCKOUT, AUGER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119981348			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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