Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133336.015 - Employee amputates finger in belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 133336.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490240.015	08/27/2020		311340	Gimbal Brothers Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 6, 2018, an employee was working with the starch conditioner in the tray room when he observed the NID Starch Molding machine, Plant Model 301, being operated by a coworker, crash due to a jam. The employee jumped in to help and opened the door to the belt and pulley. The employee signaled to his coworker not to do anything, but the coworker jogged the machine while the employee was holding onto the belt. The employee's finger was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee was hospitalized to treat a partial amputation of his left ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Finger, Jammed, Machine operator, Molding Machine, Partial Amputation, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1490240.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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