Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100747.015 - Worker's finger is caught in steel gate, fingertip amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 100747.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1255105.015	07/28/2017		236220	Milling Machinery, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 12, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a company engaged in milling and other construction activity, was working at a grain elevator. He was reinstalling a section of the grain elevator shaft that housed a steel gate. The section had been removed to install a bucket belt. As Employee #1 worked, the gate slid closed and caught a finger of his right hand. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the amputation of his fingertip.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Construction, Finger, Grain Elevator, Installing, Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1255105.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Milling and planing machine operators

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