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Accident Summary Nr: 129582.015 - Employee amputates finger after glove is caught by sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 129582.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/06/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1493393.01509/14/2020311612Osceola Foods, Llc.

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on September 6, 2020, an employee had bypassed the interlocks on the door to be able to troubleshoot machine malfunctions with the door open. The employee rested his gloved hand near a chain and sprocket with the machine running. He believes his glove was caught by the chain and pulled into the sprocket. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the left pointer finger with eventual medical amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Bypass, Caught By, Chain, Crushed, Door, Finger, Glove, Interlock, Pulled In, Sprocket, Surgical Amputation, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1493393.015 28 M Non Hospitalized injury Machinery maintenance occupations

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