Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170714943 - Employee's hand injured when caught by machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170714943 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/08/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119879872	04/20/1993	2022	0	Kraft General Foods

Abstract: On February 8, 1993, Employee #1 was having a problem operating a machine due to the noise it was making. The machine was rotating a 3 belt heat exchanger located in the marshmallow area. Employee #1 called the operations supervisor in the marshmallow area and advised him of the noise. The supervisor shut the machine down and removed the guard with Employee #1. The supervisor then started up the machine to see where the noise was coming from. While Employee #1 and the supervisor were standing by the equipment and discussing the machine, Employee #1 saw a piece of metal in the machine and, before the supervisor could stop him, reached into the machine with a pair of pliers. The pliers were caught up in the rotating part of the machine, and pulled the employee's right hand into the machine, causing multiple fractures and lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HEAT EXCHANGER, HAND TOOL, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119879872			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Food batchmakers

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