Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114813.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught by chain

Accident Summary Nr: 114813.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1388263.015	03/27/2019		321920	Southwood Lumber And Pallet Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2019, an employee was hopping over a machine to get to the area where the horizontal band saw blade was inside of the door. The employee reached up to support himself and grabbed a chain. The employee partially amputated a fingertip when the chain shifted and the sprockets pulled his finger into the chain. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Fingertip, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1388263.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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