Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 825695 - Employee's fingertip amputated by blender blade

Accident Summary Nr: 825695 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/03/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104435912	11/08/1990	3313	0	Chemetals, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the operator of a cynate mixer, had just emptied the unit and was preparing to clear off the gate valve seat. Normally, the operator cleans the seat and greases the joint to get a watertight seal. Employee #1 used his fingers instead of a wire brush to clean the seal. While he was clearing the seal, the blender blade was still rotating within the unit. Employee #1's fingers contacted the blade; one fingertip was cut and another finger was partially amputated. Employee #1 was given first aid and taken to Union Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, MIXER, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104435912			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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