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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14568158

WORK RULES,CLEANING,COOKER,LOCKOUT,AUGER,FALL,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED,LEG

Event
WORK RULES,CLEANING,COOKER,LOCKOUT,AUGER,FALL,ENTANGLED,UNGUARDED,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14568158
Report ID
454510

Event description

LEGS CAUGHT IN RUNNING AUGERS OF RICE COOKER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING A RIETZ RICE COOKER, S/N R5790144, IN THE RICE COOKING AREA. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON METAL BARS LAID ACROSS THE T OP OF THE RICE COOKER WHEN SHE FELL BETWEEN THE BARS AND INTO THE COOKER. THERE WERE TWO METAL AUGERS, 19 INCHES IN DIAMETER, RUNNING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RICE COOKER. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEGS WERE CAUGHT IN THE AUGERS. SHE SUFFERED SEVERE LEG IN JURIES REQUIRING THE AMPUTATION OF BOTH LEGS. THE DISTANCE OF FALL WAS 35 INCHES . SHE WAS STANDING ON 3/4 INCH BARS, USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO CLEAN T HE COOKER.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 19 F

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    16
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    863
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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