Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127502.015 - Employee amputates thumb in pulley while unjamming conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 127502.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463796.015	02/12/2020		111219	The Garlic Storage Company, Llc

Abstract: At 6:10 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee had removed a guard on a powered incline conveyor which Coworker #1 (Supervisor) had tasked him to unjam and assess for other malfunctions. The employee did not lock out the equipment and as he was unjamming it Coworker #2 (Machine Operator) started the equipment. The employee amputated his left thumb when it was caught in the conveyor belt and pulley, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Distracted, Energized, Finger, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Pulley, Repair, Supervision, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463796.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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