Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107907.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 107907.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 07/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1335096.015	08/02/2018		321113	Welter Forest Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on July 25, 2018, an employee was working in a saw mill and trying to clear a jam. The employee reached under the conveyor to pull out the piece of wood that was stuck and the conveyor pulled his hand in, catching his fingers between the conveyor belt, frame work, and the piece of scrap. The employee amputated the tip of his right hand's ring fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Jammed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1335096.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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