Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200534840 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Door Slams Shut

Accident Summary Nr: 200534840 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/08/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316394055	02/20/2012	2015	311615	Primera Foods

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 8, 2012, Employee #1 was attempting to open the door of Silo Number 7, while the agitator was operating inside of the silo. The agitator hit the door and caused it to slam shut. Employee #1's right small finger was in the door, and apparently, his finger tip was amputated, when the door slammed shut. The equipment had not been locked out.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, DOOR, SILO

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316394055			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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