Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131887.015 - Employee partially amputates two fingers while cleaning chai

Accident Summary Nr: 131887.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507578.015	12/22/2020		311812	Gonnella Baking Co.

Abstract: At 10:37 p.m. on December 19, 2020, an employee removed the guard on a conveyor drive chain and sprocket to inspect and clean it. The employee then turned on the conveyor while the guard was removed and began cleaning excess oil from the chain and sprocket using a hand-held rag. As a result, the employee's middle and ring fingers were pulled into the ingoing nip point of the chain and sprocket. This incident led to the partial amputation of the middle and ring fingers on the right hand. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputation, Automatic Machine, Chain, Cleaning, Finger, Hand, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rag, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1507578.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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