Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96465.015 - Employee Amputates Multiple Fingertips And Tip Of His Thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 96465.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1241034.015	06/20/2017		311999	Chs Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on June 13, 2017, Employee #1 was inspecting a rotary feeder. He had thought an operator had locked out a rotary feeder to perform an inspection. Employee #1 then reached up the shaft feed and into a blender, which was not shut off. The rotating parts of the feeder caught and amputated three of his fingertips and the tip of his thumb. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1241034.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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