Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316253 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Screw Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 202316253 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897502	10/10/2006	0723	115114	George Chiala Farms, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:40 a.m. on July 7, 2006, Employee #1 was walking along celery processing line Number 1, when he observed a back up of water at the screw conveyor. Employee #1 stooped down under the screw conveyor and unscrewed the metal drain cap to let the water drain out. Debris became caught in the drain and he inserted his finger into the drain to unclog it. He was injured when the machine started up and his finger contacted the screw conveyor. His finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, DRAIN PLUG, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309897502			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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