Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140540.015 - Employee's finger is amputated on belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 140540.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560227.015	10/26/2021		336214	Midwest Industries Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee and his coworkers had replaced a pulley on the Gema Vertical Axis ZA07. The employee was watching the machine run, making sure the belt was centered on the bottom pulley. The employee noticed powder build up on the pulley preventing the belt from belt from sitting properly on the pulley. While the machine was running the employee attempted to move the belt to center it on the pulley and got his finger caught in between the belt and pulley. The employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation to first knuckle and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Inspecting, Inspection, Partial Amputation, Pulley, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560227.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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