Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 972315 - Employee's fingers crushed between salt blocks

Accident Summary Nr: 972315 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105602585	05/09/1991	2899	0	North American Salt Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to remove a broken salt block from the outfeed of an autocycling block forming press. He removed the top half of the broken block without incident. The unit continued cycling and, as Employee #1 reached for the remainder of the broken block, the unit dumped another fully formed salt block out of the bottom of the press. The ends of three fingers on his right hand were crushed between the two blocks of salt. Employee #1 did not shut down the machine as required, nor did he use the retrieval tongs that were provided for this operation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FORMING MACHINE, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105602585			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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