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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1490240.01508/27/2020311340Gimbal 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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