Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130921.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when pulled into conveyor chain

Accident Summary Nr: 130921.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1501131.015	11/03/2020		448210	Hibbett Wholesale, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:36 a.m. on October 31, 2020, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a shoe supplier was attempting to prevent oil from leaking on the floor. The employee was wiping machinery with a rag when the rag was pulled into moving conveyor chains along with his finger. The employee amputated his right index fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Chain, Cleaning, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Leak, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Oil Line, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Rag, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1501131.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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