Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112197.015 - Worker sustains partial amputation of thumb on chain drive

Accident Summary Nr: 112197.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368710.015	12/17/2018		454113	Qvc, Incorporated

Abstract: At 1:45 a.m. on December 12, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that sold products on television programs and sent them out to purchasers via mail order. He was clearing a jam. His thumb went into a running chain drive. He sustained the amputation of his thumb above the knuckle. The narrative did not say whether or not he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Jammed, Lockout, Partial Amputation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1368710.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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