Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98846.015 - Poultry processing employee fractures fingers in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 98846.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 07/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1251286.015	07/31/2017		311615	Koch Foods

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 25, 2017, an employee was working for a poultry processor. He was supervising maintenance workers. He stuck his hand in a machine that was not locked out. An auger in the machine either was moving or began moving. The employee sustained the fracture of bones in two fingers and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Auger, Drive Shaft, Finger, Fracture, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Point Of Operation, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1251286.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, personal service occupations

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