Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138600.015 - Employee partially amputates two fingers when pulled into va

Accident Summary Nr: 138600.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550083.015	08/26/2021		325193	Hereford Ethanol Partners Lp

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on August 21, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for an ethanol manufacturer was attempting to unclog a grain dust collector unit. The unit had not been deenergized and once the employee cleared the clog the unit was able to cycle again. This caused the employee's tool, along with this left hand to be pulled into the rotary valve of dust collector. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to his index and middle fingers to second knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Dust Collector, Finger, Grain Dust, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550083.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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