Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777672 - Employee's finger amputated by augers in mixer

Accident Summary Nr: 777672 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/04/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105585970	10/18/1988	2038	0	Stouffer Foods Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was unloading mixed product from the discharge end of a mixer into a transfer cart. The heavy material, a cheese-base mix, balled up and clogged the discharge doors. Employee #1 reached around the safety guard to remove the material. At the same time, the operator started the machine's augers. The augers caught and amputated three of the employee's fingers above the first joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, AUGER, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105585970			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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