Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612363 - Employee Lacerates Hand in Food Chopper

Accident Summary Nr: 201612363 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 07/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305575573	07/30/2002	2037	0	Norpac Foods Inc

Abstract: On July 20, 2002, Employee #1 was manually clearing a bush bean waste from a chopper. The chopper was de-energized but by design it continued cycling as it slowed down. Employee #1 was beginning to manually clear out the residue when his hand struck against the rotating blade. He lacerated and injured his hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING KNIFE, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, BLADE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305575573			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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