Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140991.015 - Employee amputates fingertip reaching into jammed conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 140991.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1563033.015	11/09/2021		424690	Kinpak, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was removing a jam from a conveyor caused by plastic bottle residue. The employee reached under the guard reach the residue while activating the conveyor. The employee's right index finger was caught by the knife that trims the excess plastic off the gallon bottles. The employee amputated her fingertip, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught By, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1563033.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury

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