Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139791.015 - Employee amputates three fingers when reaching into airlock

Accident Summary Nr: 139791.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555890.015	10/04/2021		311211	The Mennel Milling Company Of Michigan

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on July 2, 2021, an employee working for a flour mill was attempting to remove a bridge of flour above the sifters. The employee reached with his left into the airlock and was struck by the airlock blades. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to three fingers above the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Catch Point, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Reaching, Reaching In, Removing, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1555890.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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