Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141919.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in chain conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 141919.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568569.015	12/14/2021		311615	Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2021, an employee was leaning against a chain conveyor when he pushed himself off the conveyor. As he pushed himself off, he caught his middle finger in one of the links of the chain. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Drag Chain Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Inexperience, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568569.015	17	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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