Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 793257 - Employee's hand crushed in potato patty forming machine

Accident Summary Nr: 793257 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 04/30/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108284159	04/30/1991	2037	0	Lamb Weston Inc

Abstract: On April 9, 1991, Employee #1, a mechanic at a potato processing plant, was inspecting a malfunctioning potato patty forming machine. The machine was started while the employee was pointing out a mechanical problem to another mechanic. His hand became caught and was crushed in the machine as it cycled. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, FORMING MACHINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108284159			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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