Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 790105 - Employee's fingers amputated in mixer tank

Accident Summary Nr: 790105 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 04/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126690874	04/23/1996	3271	0	Richard Dan Yancey

Abstract: On April 16, 1996, Employee #1, a mixer operator, removed a guard and was scraping pumice residue from a mixer tank while the paddle was turning. His right hand became caught between the tank wall and mixer blade, amputating the index and middle fingers at the knuckle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126690874			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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