Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201090230 - Employee's foot amputated when caught in screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201090230 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126206465	10/03/1996	0761	0	Ayala Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:22 p.m. on September 19, 1996, Employee #1, of the Ayala Corporation, was monitoring the hoppers at a pistachio hulling plant to make sure they were filling correctly. He went to the back of the hulling machine during down time and began using a squeegee to remove water from the floor. The area had screw conveyors located below floor level and covered by grates. Employee #1's left foot and lower leg became caught in a unguarded screw conveyor and were amputated. The grate on the screw conveyor had been removed for some reason by an unknown person.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, ROTATING SHAFT, SCREW CONVEYOR, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, UNGUARDED, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206465			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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