Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123745.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in contact with auger

Accident Summary Nr: 123745.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461042.015	02/05/2020		112390	Hvfg, Llc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 5, 2020, an employee was working on a line feeder inside a barn where ducks were being fed. The employee placed his right index finger inside the feed output opening on the feed line tube to clear a jam. The employee's finger made contact with the auger inside the feed tube pipe resulting in a finger amputation to the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Clearing, Contact, Feed Mill, Finger, Jammed, Outlet

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461042.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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