Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119867.015 - Employee catches hand in conveyor, suffers hand avulsion

Accident Summary Nr: 119867.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391714.015	03/28/2019		311111	Diamond Pet Foods

Abstract: At 2:50 a.m. on March 16, 2019, an employee relieved a coworker for a break and as she took over a bagging line, she noticed a broken bag of pet food had made the inclined conveyor greasy. She used the available spray and wiped the conveyor and to clean off the grease from the belt and the roller while the conveyor was still running. While cleaning, her right hand was caught and was pulled in between the belt and the conveyor. The employee suffered a deep skin avulsion to her right hand, requiring medical treatment. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Avulsion, Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Energized, Guard, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1391714.015	59	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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