Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085255 - Employee amputates fingertip in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201085255 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125754473	08/19/2004	2033	311421	Conagra Foods Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:40 p.m. on July 1, 2004, Employee #1 was working on the discharge pump at Peeler Number 3 in a Building Number 1. Employee #1 locked out the discharge pump prior to working on it. Employee #1 then removed the discharge line from the auger on Peeler Number 3 and tried to remove the gasket from the auger. As Employee #1 reached into the auger to retrieve the gasket, he amputated the tip of his right middle index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GASKET, FINGER, AUGER, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125754473			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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