Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112292.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in chain/sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 112292.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 12/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369234.015	01/02/2019		311612	Swift Beef Company

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on December 31, 2018, Employee #1 was cleaning plastic debris off of a packaging machine and outfeed conveyor. The machine was not locked out. As the employee reached down to retrieve some plastic debris, his finger came in contract with the moving chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Conveyor, Fingertip, Lockout, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1369234.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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