Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141393.015 - Employee suffers partial finger amputation from rotating bel

Accident Summary Nr: 141393.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565340.015	11/23/2021		331318	Penn Aluminum International Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 p.m. on November 20, 2021, Employee #1 was trying to rehome a machine when the coiler extended too far and activated the limit switch. The employee then removed the cover from the belt and drum housing to try to make the necessary adjustments without notifying his supervisor and/or maintenance personnel. Since the coiler continued to spin with centrifugal force once power has been shut off, until winding down, the employee's finger was caught in the pinch point of a rotating belt. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a partial finger amputation.

Keywords: Belt, Caught In, Cover, Finger, Partial Amputation, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565340.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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