Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99726.015 - Employee's fingertips are amputated in dust cyclone

Accident Summary Nr: 99726.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 10/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269433.015	10/11/2017		562111	Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that was engaged in solid waste collection. He was operating a machine with a dust cyclone. The dust cyclone was clogged. He reached into the dust cyclone while it was operating. A rotary valve or auger amputated the fingertips of the middle fingers on his left hand below the nail bed.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Cleaning, Dust, Dust Collector, Equipment Operator, Finger, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1269433.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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