Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136058.015 - Employee amputates thumb in conveyor chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 136058.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532588.015	05/24/2021		325611	Proctor & Gamble

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a soap and detergent manufacturer was attempting to adjust the transfer plate on a conveyor. The employee caught his left thumb between chain and sprocket. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his thumb.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Detergent, Finger, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Insufficient Supervision, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Sprocket, Supervision, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1532588.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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