Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113322.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught by unguarded belt p

Accident Summary Nr: 113322.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375959.015	02/05/2019		424610	Smithers Oasis

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 15, 2019, an employee was clearing a jam within a taping machine and caught his right hand's index finger in an unguarded belt pulley, amputating his fingertip. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Pulley, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1375959.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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