Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330248 - Underage Worker Loses Arm And Fingers Using Unguarded Auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201330248 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 10/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302937313	10/05/1999	5961	0	Mayer'S Cider Mill Inc.

Abstract: On October 3, 1999, Employee #1, a 12-year-old male being paid "under the table" to work in a juice mill and beer/wine kit selling place, lost his arm and two fingers on other hand while working with an unguarded auger. He apparently used his hands to push the pomace from the juicer into an auger to transport it to the garbage bin. The auger, however, did not have any guards to prevent contact with the blades. When working with the machine, one arm was severed between the wrist and elbow and two fingers on his other hand were amputated. He went to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, AUGER, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302937313			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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