Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303612246 - Employee's Hand Amputated in Mixing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 303612246 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303612246	11/08/2000	2052	0	Lofthouse Foods Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a cookie dough continuous mixing machine by hand using a large plastic scraper. He attempted to scrape the rotating mixer blades. His hand got caught in the blades as they rotated past the end of the opening. The blades pinned Employee #1's left hand in the mixer, amputating it. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, SCRAPER, PINNED, MIXER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303612246			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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