Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114212 - Employee suffers amputation after fingers are crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 201114212 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120313549	04/17/2002	2082	0	Anheuser-Busch, Llc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2002, Employee #1, working for Anheuser-Busch, Inc, was cleaning a labeling machine used to place labels on beer bottles. Using her left-hand, Employee #1 was cleaning excess glue from the glue rollers and the glue bowl with a putty knife. Employee #1 had her finger crushed between the pallet and the glue roller when the scraper slipped and got caught in the pallet. The crushed left index finger was amputated to the second joint. Employee #1 was in the hospital for 5 days. The equipment has the following identification and location: Krones Topmatic Labeler Machine No. 033, Bottle Line 8 of the Bottling Department. The guard behind the glue roller was missing. Employee #1 did not have the equipment, the power source de-energized or disengaged, and did not she use an alternative method.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLUE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120313549			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.