Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106351.015 - Employee amputates fingers when caught between belt and pull

Accident Summary Nr: 106351.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 06/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1321634.015	06/07/2018		339920	Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:35 p.m. on June 4, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured sporting and athletic goods, such as for baseball or basketball. He was loading saw dust into a truck. The belt and pulley were slipping. The employee was trying to prevent the slippage. He was not able to stop the belt or pulley. As the parts were both moving, two of the fingers on his left hand went between the belt and the pulley. Two fingertips were amputated. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1321634.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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