Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141700.015 - Employee injures arm and hand while applying pine tar to pul

Accident Summary Nr: 141700.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 11/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1567160.015	12/07/2021		327320	Garrott Bros. Continuous Mix, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was placing pine tar on a head pulley of a conveyor to prevent it from slipping. The employee was using a stick to cover the head pulley with pine tar while the conveyor was running when the pulley grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into it. The employee was hospitalized to treat friction burns on his right arm from his elbow down to the tip of the fingers. The employee also treated for an amputation of the tips of his right thumb and index fingers.

Keywords: Abrasive Burn, Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Clothing, Conveyor, Fingertip, Maintenance, Pulled In, Pulley, Running, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567160.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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