Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116543.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while installing machine guard

Accident Summary Nr: 116543.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403396.015	05/24/2019		311812	United States Bakery, Inc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on May 23, 2019, an employee had been adjusting the chain/sprocket timing on a bread packing machine. After the employee finished the adjustment, he reached behind the guard to tighten a bolt when he contacted the chain and sprocket. He amputated his fingertip and and required medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chain, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Point Of Operation, Sprocket, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403396.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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