Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 827097 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN A DRYING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 827097 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/26/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104218045	04/26/1988	2048	0	Inland Molasses Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A DRYING MACHINE (CYCLONE) TO DRY BLOOD. ONE OF THE MACHINE'S CHUTES BECAME PLUGGED. AS EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE CHUTE TO UNPLUG IT THE AIR-LOCK CLOSED AND AMPUTATED THE TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104218045			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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