Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 792820 - Employee fractures and lacerates foot in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 792820 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108285784	09/22/1993	2037	0	Ore Ida Foods Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on September 11, 1993, Employee #1 fractured and lacerated his left foot when it caught in a compression auger, which is used in potato processing. Evidence indicates that Employee #1 did not lockout the equipment he was cleaning. Employee #1 removed a steel cover from the auger so that water could be hosed in to remove mashed potato residue while the auger turned. Employee #1 apparently noticed that he had missed cleaning a portion of the equipment when he cleaned the auger's upper level. He stepped onto the auger housing to clean the missed area and slipped in.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, AUGER, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108285784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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