Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136138.015 - Employee amputates finger while cleaning energized belt conv

Accident Summary Nr: 136138.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 05/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1535107.015	06/07/2021		112310	Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Abstract: At 110:00 a.m. on May 31, 2021, an employee working for a chicken egg producer was cleaning out an energized manure conveyor belt in a barn using a broom. The broom became caught in the belt. The employee reached in to free the broom and caught his left-hand in the roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his index finger.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Broom, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1535107.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury

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