Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127727.015 - Employee amputates thumb while washing down conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 127727.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 10/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440343.015	10/30/2019		561720	Industrial Cleaning Solutions Of Louisiana, Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 a.m. on October 25, 2019, an employee was performing sanitation including washing down a running conveyor belt when a Teflon divider fell and caught his thumb between the divider and the belt. The employee panicked and pulled his thumb out instead of lifting the Teflon divider. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left thumb amputation at the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1440343.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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