Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159183 - Employee's Fingertip Is Amputated in Milling Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201159183 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125884635	02/25/2004	2041	311211	Conagra Food Ingredients Company

Abstract: At or about 12:30 a.m. on February 2, 2004, Employee #1, a shift miller, was engaged in flour milling, packaging and shipping operations. He was removing the wrapped flour off the running corrugated rollers of the OCVRM, Number 3BKF Rollstand flour milling machine, located on the second floor of the mill. Employee #1 used an extension tool for cleaning the wrapped flour, which was called a Miller's slick, and which looked like a spatula. As Employee #1 attempted to clean the wrapped flour from the top of the running rollers, the extension tool was pulled by the rollers. Employee #1's left index fingertip was amputated, and he was taken to the Loma Linda University Medical Center in California for surgery. Employee #1 was released from the hospital after 6 hours.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MILLING MACHINE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, EXTENSION HANDLE, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125884635			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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