Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135344.015 - Employee crushes three fingers on conveyor belt, one finger

Accident Summary Nr: 135344.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510330.015	01/15/2021		484110	Fedex Ground Package System Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on October 20, 2020, an employee was facing packages as they travelled on the 926 ICS201A powered conveyor in an unloading area. The conveyor belt stopped moving, the employee and three coworkers attempted to start the conveyor belt by manually pulling the belt. As the conveyor began to move, the employee's hand went underneath the transition plate, resulting in a crush injury to three fingers on his right hand. The employee required a surgical amputation of the finger at the distal tip.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Conveyor, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Material Handling, Surgical Amputation, Troubleshooting, Unloading

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1510330.015	19	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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