Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201107620 - Employee's Hand Is Amputated in Screw Press Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201107620 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/24/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125813089	01/30/2006	7363	561320	Barrett Business Services Inc

Abstract: On October 24, 2005 Employee #1 was working for an agency that provided temporary help. On the day of the accident, he was at a facility where he was operating a screw press auger for tank Number 29 on line Number 2. He was working next to an unguarded auger. He had set his walkie-talkie (handheld two-way radio) down on the ledge of the unguarded auger. The equipment process caused the equipment to vibrate, and the radio "walked" to the edge of the opening. It started to fall into the running auger. Employee #1 saw the radio out of the corner of his eye and immediately reached to grab it. His left hand was caught by the auger, and it was amputated at the wrist. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BY, VIBRATIONS, AUGER, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125813089			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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