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Accident Summary Nr: 140076.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between conveyor ch

Accident Summary Nr: 140076.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 09/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557422.015	10/12/2021		321920	Ufp Auburndale, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on September 24, 2021, an employee working for a wood container and pallet manufacturer was stacking 10-inch by 3-inch by 12-foot-long wooden boards from the outfeed section of a chain conveyor. The employee pinched his right middle finger between the guard and the chain as he picked up the boards from the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Production Line, Traumatic Amputation, Wood Board

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1557422.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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