Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201502614 - Employee injured by screw conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201502614 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301131421	01/03/2002	5149	0	La Tapatia - Norcal, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on January 2, 2002, Employee #1, a mill operator, was installing a screw conveyor in a flour mill. The employee inserted his right hand into an access opening in the lower end of the conveyor cylinder to set the screw to the motor shaft. The screw began to rotate, catching the employee's hand. Employee #1 was treated at Davies Medical Center in San Francisco where his right hand was surgically amputated at the wrist.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, MILLING MACHINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301131421			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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