Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115933.015 - Employee amputates thumb while unjamming conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 115933.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398091.015	05/01/2019		321113	Ozark Wood Fiber, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 6:15 a.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee was trying to unjam a conveyor belt that was running with a crowbar. The employee smashed his thumb between an electrical panel and an electrical box. The right thumb was amputated above the first knuckle. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Conveyor, Electrical Box, Electrical panel, Jammed, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398091.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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