Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110242.015 - Employee amputates thumb tip when caught by chain belt

Accident Summary Nr: 110242.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354688.015	10/12/2018		321113	Walker Lumber Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on October 10, 2018, an employee was removing a jam from the descrambler machine's chain belt and caught his thumb in the chain when the screwdriver he was using slipped. The employee amputated the tip of his right hand's thumb and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Chain, Fingertip, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1354688.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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