Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117424.015 - Employee amputates finger in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 117424.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 06/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410999.015	06/26/2019		311612	Green Bay Dressed Beef, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on June 21, 2019, an employee was evaluating the meat package seals on a conveyor line. The employee was picking up a plastic wrapped meat package when he got his right pinkie finger stuck in the conveyor belt opening. As the employee was trying to pull his finger out the conveyor belting, the right pinkie fingertip was severed. The employee suffered amputation of the right pinkie fingertip. The employee received treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Fingertip, Meat Processing, Severed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1410999.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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