Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121319.015 - Employee mangles fingertip in nip point, later amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 121319.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 09/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442221.015	11/01/2019		335999	Bevin Bros. Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At 3:50 p.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee working for an electrical parts manufacturer was removing old support pins and installing new support pins for poles that hold bells for a paint line. The line was stopped at which time a coworker (Supervisor) yelled that everyone was to stand back while he started the line to rotate it. The employee continued working and moved with the line which was powered by a rotating chain and gear assembly. The employee caught his left pinky finger in a nip point between the chain and gear assembly. The employee was hospitalized and required amputation of the fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442221.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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