Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121424.015 - Employee cuts fingertip when caught between sprocket and cha

Accident Summary Nr: 121424.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1404320.015	05/17/2019		112310	Js West

Abstract: At 4:14 p.m. on May 7, 2019, an employee was repairing an energized Dura Care Egg Collector machine when he tried to cross over the railing in front of the machine he slipped. The employee grabbed the chain during the fall and caught his left index fingertip between the chain and the sprocket. The employee incurred a small cut to his fingertip and required medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Fall, Finger, Fingertip, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Puncture, Repair, Sprocket, Unstable Position, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404320.015	57	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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