Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120828.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 120828.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 10/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438466.015	10/17/2019		562112	Stericycle, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on October 10, 2019, an employee was working on the chain of a transfer cart when the machine started while his hands were in the chain and sprocket. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of his right index fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Repair, Sprocket, Started

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438466.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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