Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121240.015 - Employee's finger is amputated in chain and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 121240.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441732.015	10/28/2019		332312	Western Extrusions Corp

Abstract: At 2:45 a.m. on October 18, 2019, an employee was operating the press 6 stacking conveyor when the chain stopped moving. The employee went to jiggle the unguarded chain when it began to move again. The employee's finger was caught between chain and pulley. The employee suffered an amputation to his right index finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Pulley, Stack, Stuck, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441732.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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