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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 119440.015 - Employee Amputates Fingers When Rag Is Caught In Moving Belt

**Accident: 119440.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/10/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1414277.015	07/11/2019		Amerisourcebergen

At 1:00 p.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee was adjusting a Reliance Electric mot or Model P56H1441G belt on a conveyor while using a rag to clean the belt. The r ag was caught in belt and pulled the employee's right hand into the conveyor. Th e employee amputated his index and pinky fingertips and required hospitalizatio n.

Keywords: adjust, amputated, amputation, belt, catch point, caught by, caught in, cleaning, conveyor, electric motor, finger, fingertip, hand, lockout, lockout/tagout, maintenance, material handling, partial amputation, pulled i

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1414277.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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