Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125582726 - Employee's fingers amputated in chain and sprocket gear

Accident Summary Nr: 125582726 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125582726	10/10/1996	3341	0	Columbia Pacific Aluminum Corp-Pacific Extrusion

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on September 28, 1996, Employee #1 was examining the jammed door on a curing oven, and observed that there was 6 to 8 inches of slack chain on the floor. He concluded his visual inspection, climbed atop the door. and inspected the jammed left side but did not see anything wrong. When he reached out to manually check the chain for tension, it whipped forward and snagged his glove and two middle fingers between the chain and sprocket gear. He started yelling and two coworkers came to his aid. The ring and middle fingers on this right hand were amputated above the knuckle.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, DOOR, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125582726			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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