Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084704 - Employee injured when finger amputated between grate and rod

Accident Summary Nr: 201084704 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125779645	09/05/2003	2011	311611	Beef Packers Inc

Abstract: On May 14, 2003, Employee #1 was working in the condemn room. Employee #1's job was to use a 2-foot metal rod with a hook on the end to move cattle organs along a waist high stainless steel trough. The floor in the condemn room is a metal grate. A screw conveyor, which transports cattle feces, is located about 16 inches below the floor. At about 4:30 p.m., Employee #1 stuck the metal rod through the floor and into the screw conveyor below. The metal rod became caught in the screw conveyor and rotated. The rotating rod caught Employee #1's right ring finger between the rod and the metal floor grate and amputated it. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, METAL DECKING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125779645			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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