Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121211.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated in belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 121211.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 10/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441392.015	10/30/2019		326111	Hi-De Liners, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 24, 2019, an employee was performing a visual inspection of a machine and noticed a bit of grease on a belt. The employee used a rag to clean up the grease, however did not turn the motor off first. The belt caught the rag and pulled the employee's hand into the machine. The employee's finger was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee suffered a right ring fingertip amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Belt, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Fingertip, Grease, Inspecting, Pulled In, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441392.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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