Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141141.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when pinched by conveyor frame

Accident Summary Nr: 141141.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1563846.015	11/16/2021		327212	Anchor Glass Container Corporation

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on November 13, 2021, an employee was using a pipe wrench to roll a bearing shaft of a conveyor belt that was stuck. When the bearing loosened, the conveyer drive engaged the belt. The wrench pinched the finger against the conveyor frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Fingertip, Frame, Pipe Wrench, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1563846.015	61	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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