Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370385 - Employee's foot amputated in ribbon blender

Accident Summary Nr: 200370385 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 05/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302419445	05/11/1999	2869	0	Nation Ford Chemical Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was clearing a clog in the chute that connected a Luwa dryer to the top of a 12 ft 8 in. high blender hopper. As he was working, he stepped into the 12 in. square opening to the cleanout part and his foot became caught in the turning screw of the running ribbon blender. His foot and ankle suffered massive trauma and had to be surgically amputated. The ribbon blender, used for mixing powdered chemicals, was run by an 8-hp motor. The cover to the cleanout opening was 15 in. square, but was not attached at the time of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, COVER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, CLOGGED, WORK SURFACE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302419445			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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