Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100326.015 - Employee catches fingers in chain and sprocket gears and amp

Accident Summary Nr: 100326.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 10/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273723.015	10/30/2017		311615	Perdue Farms Incorporated

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on October 28, 2017, an employee was adjusting a Bliss Box device and caught his work glove between its chain sprocket and gear. The employee had their hand pulled into the machine and crushed his left hand's three middle fingers. The employee amputated his ring and middle fingers down to the first knuckle and removed the fingertip of his index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Crushed, Finger, Gear, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273723.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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