Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136784.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in chain and sprocket nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 136784.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1539461.015	06/30/2021		423490	Laser Craft, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on June 16, 2021, an employee working as a mechanical engineer for an equipment and supplies wholesalers was aligning a chain drive. The chain drive powers the slats of a "T2" Trumpf Lift Master Compact attached to a Trulaser 3030 Model #1571250 (Serial #852525266). The employee was manually pulling on the chain when he caught his left index finger in the chain and sprocket. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Align, Aligning, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Engineer, Finger, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Maintenance, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulling, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1539461.015	53	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineers

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