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Accident Summary Nr: 139811.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in pinch point during

Accident Summary Nr: 139811.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1556030.015	10/01/2021		321212	International Timber & Veneer L.C

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a softwood veneer and plywood manufacturer was installing a belt on a pulley. The employee was climbing down from a ladder when he slipped. He grabbed the belt and rode the belt down to the pulley catching his finger. The employee amputated his finger between the pulley and the belt pinch point and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Descending, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Installing, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Pinch Point, Pinched, Replacing, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556030.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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