Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115942.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 115942.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 04/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398197.015	05/02/2019		313110	Gildan Yarns, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 p.m. on April 24, 2019, an employee was the unjamming left conveyor belt, The employee was rearranging the push pins with the guard off. The employee was manually trying to push the crease down on the conveyor belt . The employee's left hand was blindly reaching for the conveyor belt on the other end. The employee reached in the wrong location and his finger was cut by the chain and sprocket of the motor. The employee amputated the finger tip of the left middle finger. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398197.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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