Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138830.015 - Employee amputates two fingers when caught between conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 138830.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551289.015	09/02/2021		423930	G Ii, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee working for a materials recycler was working on the outside grounds. The employee was attempting to adjust a bearing on the head pulley of a conveyor belt. The employee was using a come-a-long tool to remove the housing to access the bearing. The come-a-long shifted as the employee was manually trying to remove the housing. The employee caught his fingers between the housing and the frame of a conveyor gear box. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to both fingers and a crush injury to another finger.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Bearing, Belt Conveyor, Caught Between, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Removing, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1551289.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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