Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340205 - Employee's arm amputated when caught in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 201340205 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301010732	09/23/1997	2011	0	Ibp, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 dropped his knife while dumping paunch. He was reaching through the paunch auger's guarding to retrieve it when his right arm became caught by the auger and was amputated above the elbow. The guarding was not manufactured according to regulations as to guard opening versus distance, and it did not prevent Employee #1 from reaching through it.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, AUGER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301010732			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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