Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120854.015 - Employee amputates multiple fingertips in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 120854.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438718.015	10/18/2019		444220	Circle T Farm Supply, Llc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee was checking belt tension on a conveyor belt system when the power to the conveyor was restored. The employee amputated multiple fingertips and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1438718.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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