Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131087.015 - Employee amputates fingers when hand is caught between chain

Accident Summary Nr: 131087.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480863.015	06/26/2020		424210	Mckesson Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on June 22, 2020, an employee was in the process of conducting preventive maintenance on the chain drive of a conveyor system. The employee removed the guard on the chain drive to clean and lubricate the chain without turning off the power. The rag he was using became caught in the chain. The employee's right hand was caught in between the chain and sprocket. The employee was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center for an amputation of the right index, middle, and ring fingers but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Conveyor, E GI IV (no lockout), Finger, Guard, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Lubricating, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Rag, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1480863.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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