Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053890 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200053890 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314059825	03/22/2011	2043	311230	Kellogg Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:50 p.m. on March 2, 2011, Employee #1 was clearing jammed dry breakfast cereal from a product feed line. A crew trainer was training Employee #1. Without locking out the machine, Employee #1 reached into the receiver of a Combo Pellet Dryer. His left index finger was amputated. The receiver door was equipped with a presence-sensing switch that was designed to shut down the receiver motor if the door was opened. Earlier that day, the switch had been found to be faulty, but had not been marked to warn other employees.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, DOOR, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314059825			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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