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Accident Summary Nr: 129543.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when glove is caught between ch

Accident Summary Nr: 129543.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493063.015	09/16/2020		311119	Spectrum Brands - Bridgeton

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on September 13, 2020, an employee was working as a maintenance technician for an animal food manufacturer. The employee was attempting to brush a foreign object from the bottom of the back side of the guard to the chain on the packaging conveyor (S2). The employee caught his glove caught between the chain and sprocket. The employee amputated his right index fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Guard, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493063.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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