Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132189.015 - Employee incurs four finger amputations due to machinery mal

Accident Summary Nr: 132189.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508872.015	01/06/2021		423930	Strategic Materials, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 18, 2020, an employee was attempting to fix a jam on the sprocket and chain of a machine without first deenergizing it. Suddenly, the sprocket engaged, causing the employee's left hand to become stuck in the mechanism. As a result, the employee suffered the amputation of four fingers (excluding the thumb) on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Hand, Jammed, Sprocket, Stuck, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1508872.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, production occupations

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