Accident Report Detail
Accident: 99726.015 - Employee'S Fingertips Are Amputated In Dust Cyclone
Accident: 99726.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 10/02/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1269433.015 | 10/11/2017 | Gilton Solid Waste Management, Inc. | |||||
At 9:45 a.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that was eng aged 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 oper ating. 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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1269433.015 | 33 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |