Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97005.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated while cleaning hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 97005.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1245807.015	06/21/2017		311119	Hamiltime Herb Company, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on June 21, 2017, an employee was cleaning some blended material out of the bottom of a blending machine. The employee turned the machine on to partially dry the interior of the hopper and, while it was running, the employee wiped out the interior of the bottom drain. The employee fingers became caught in the hopper and were amputated by the blender blades. The incident investigation provided no additional information as to the hand that was injured,not the number fingers that were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1245807.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Food batchmakers

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