Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121463.015 - Employee suffers fingertip avulsion while clearing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 121463.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 10/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443242.015	11/06/2019		311611	Smithfield Farmland, Corp.

Abstract: At 7:40 a.m. on October 28, 2019, an employee, a floor janitor, reached his gloved hand underneath the safety guard to clear a bone from the jaw separating machine when his left index finger got caught between the chain and sprocket. The employee suffered an avulsion of his left index fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Avulsion, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Chain, Cleaning, Clearing, Fingertip, Glove, Janitor, Reach, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1443242.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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