Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 312669575 - Worker Loses Fingers While Cleaning Machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 312669575 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 02/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312669575	02/27/2012	2099	311823	Seng Cheang Mong Food Corp

Abstract: On February 4, 2012, Employee #1, a 22-year-old male food processor, was cleaning the screw auger and conveyer of an automated extruder. The machinery was still energized when the employee put his entire hand into the screw conveyor attempting to clear extraneous food product from the machinery. The rotating screw conveyor amputated all five of the worker's fingers of his right hand. The company did not have a lock out/tag out program in place, which would have prevented the machinery from being in an energized state while the screw conveyor was being cleaned.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER, AUGER MECHANISM, CLEANING, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312669575			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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