Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 958280 - Employee's fingers severed by rotating vanes

Accident Summary Nr: 958280 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119805018	10/08/1992	2033	0	Gangi Bros

Abstract: Employee #1, of Gangi Bros., had disassembled and cleaned, and was reassembling, a vacuum syruper. He was performing this task with the machine energized and cycling. When he attempted to reinstall the vacuum turret, the turret assembly drive shaft contacted its drive gear, causing the inner vanes to rotate and sever two of Employee #1's fingers. Employee #1 was not properly trained and supervised.

Keywords: SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, INSTALLING, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119805018			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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