Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92833.015 - Employee amputates fingers during troubleshooting

Accident Summary Nr: 92833.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206564.015	02/02/2017		311615	Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division)

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 27, 2017, an employee was troubleshooting the switch operation of a piece of equipment. As the employee observed the operation of the switch, two of his fingers became caught in equipment's electric motor belt and both were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Electric Motor, Finger, Guard

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1206564.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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