Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137309.015 - Employee amputates fingertip, glove is pulled into conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 137309.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 05/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527439.015	04/27/2021		314999	Hanes Brands, Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on May 31, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a textile mill was troubleshooting a conveyor. The employee caught his glove in the chain and sprocket. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Sprocket, Textile, Textile Production, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1527439.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury

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