Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507639 - Employee's Three Fingers Are Amputated by Paddles

Accident Summary Nr: 201507639 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310058524	04/03/2007	2066	311330	Kerry Sweet Ingredients

Abstract: On January 22, 2007, Employee #1 was working on an empty chocolate vat that was not deenergized, locked-out or tagged-out. Only yellow caution tape was placed in front of the opening as a warning. When the blower was removed, it left an unprotected shear point and then the paddles on the agitator came within 0.0625 in. of the tank's walls. When Employee #1 placed his right hand into an opening on the bottom of the vat, the paddles on the agitator sheared off the distal phalanges of his first three fingers of his right hand. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WALL, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TAG, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310058524			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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