Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94129.015 - Employee's Thumb Is Caught In Rotating Auger Within Running

Accident Summary Nr: 94129.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219434.015	03/23/2017		722211	Sydso Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on February 11, 2017, Employee #1 was clearing out ice that had built up on an Arctic Blast machine. Employee #1 was using a brush to break up the ice. The machine was running. As he cleaned it, the machines rotating auger caught his thumb, which was looped in the brush, pulling the thumb into the machine and amputating it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Auger, Caught By, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1219434.015	15	M	Hospitalized injury		Kitchen workers, food preparation

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