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Accident Summary Nr: 100036.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught in chain and spro

Accident Summary Nr: 100036.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 10/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271993.015	10/20/2017		541870	American Marketing Services And Consultants, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:11 p.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1 was running an envelope stuffing machine. During operation, the employee noticed that some of the envelopes that were being processed were not closing correctly. She reached into the machine with her right hand to replace the tape that was being used to hold down a flap, while it was still running. Part of the machine caught the employee's and pulled it into a section of chain and sprocket that were not guarded. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Lockout, Machine Guarding, Sprocket, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1271993.015	32	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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