Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136598.015 - Employee amputates thumb on conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 136598.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528477.015	04/16/2021		111422	North Shore Greenhouses Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on October 20, 2020, an employee was leaning on a conveyor while removing items from the conveyor. Without letting the employee know, a coworker turned the conveyor. The conveyor started and employee's right thumb was sitting on a shear point with the conveyor and his right thumb was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1528477.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury

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