Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138583.015 - Employee sustains finger avulsion when clearing jammed conve

Accident Summary Nr: 138583.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 05/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532544.015	05/25/2021		333120	Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a construction machinery manufacturer was attempting to remove a material jam on a powered conveyor. The material was jammed on the conveyor at the material guide attachment. The employee struck the top of the material with his hand instead of using a tool such as a hammer. The employee caught his finger between the material and the conveyor roller guide. The employee received medical treatment with hospitalization for an avulsion to his finger.

Keywords: Avulsion, Caught Between, Clearing, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Cut, Finger, Guide, Hand, Hand Tool, Jammed, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Tendon

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1532544.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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