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Accident Summary Nr: 200525624 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated in Mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 200525624 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305711830	09/16/2002	3691	0	Voltmaster Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 3, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a paste mixer when the blades of the mixer became stuck. He was reaching into an opening on top to knock the loose blades using a putty knife when the blades began to rotate again. Employee #1's finger was amputated. He neither locked out nor tagged out the machine before clearing out the blades. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, STUCK, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305711830			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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