Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116724.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in unguarded conveyor pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 116724.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384070.015	03/11/2019		492110	United Parcel Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:37 a.m. on February 19, 2019, an employee was loading packages onto an aircraft from a mobile conveyor. The employee caught his finger in the unguarded pulley and frame of the conveyor. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Aircraft, Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Frame, Guard, Loading, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pulley, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1384070.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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