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Accident Summary Nr: 133591.015 - Employee sustains partial amputation to left middle finger w

Accident Summary Nr: 133591.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516304.015	02/25/2021		312112	Absopure Water

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to repair a broken belt on the conveyor while leaving the conveyor motor running. While repairing the conveyor belt chain drive, the employee, who was wearing latex gloves, had the left middle finger caught in the moving conveyor. The injury resulted in a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip. The conveyor system's chain and belt drive were also broken during the incident. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516304.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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