Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827014 - Employee's finger partially amputated in sifter pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 827014 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104204995	04/12/1988	2041	0	Adm Milling Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the seventh floor walking by an airlock that was above a second low grade sifter. He removed the sock and cover on the sifter and stuck his hand into the system to unclog it. His hand came in contact with the machine's pinch point and the end of one of his fingers was cut off at the first joint. Employee #1 states that he was not thinking. He had been instructed not to take the machinery apart without contacting the maintenance department and locking or tagging out the machine.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104204995			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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