Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479184 - Employee Amputates Finger While Cleaning Mixer Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 202479184 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316345818	11/15/2012	2045	311822	Honeyville Grain Inc

Abstract: On October 30, 2012, Employee #1 was processing and blending powdered foods then packaging them for retail. The employee was in the process of purging and cleaning the tank of one product in order to prepare the tank to run another product. Employee #1 placed his left hand on the open edge of the rotating agitator. The employee reached for and grabbed the bottom edge of the opening with the assumption the blade within the tank had stopped moving. The employee's left ring finger was amputated when it reached the point of operation. Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department transported Employee #1 to an area hospital, where he was treated for his injury.

Keywords: MIXER BLADE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MIXER, POINT OF OPERATION, PURGING, BLADE, TANK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316345818			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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