Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497187 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated When Caught by Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201497187 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316720879	12/05/2012	2047	311111	Perfection Pet Foods

Abstract: On October 30, 2012, Employee #.1 was assigned to run the air-lock machine. There was a jam in the conveyor drop chute in the air lock. The employee was trying to clear the jam with his hand while the air-lock conveyor was still rotating. The rotating air lock veins caught Employee #1's left hand injuring his fingers. The employee was taken by ambulance to Kaweah Delta Hospital, where his fingers were amputated. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, CONVEYOR, AIR LINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316720879			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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