Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142180.015 - Employee amputates fingertip on machine guard

Accident Summary Nr: 142180.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 12/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569942.015	12/20/2021		488991	Hollingsworth Logistics

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on December 13, 2021, an employee was lying on floor under roller conveyor which had been locked out. The employee was cleaning material and debris from the floor under conveyor when he slid out from under the machine by placing his hand on the guard covering the drive chains for the rollers. The employee's fingertip went between the edge of the guard and the roll and was pinched when he moved. The employee suffered an amputation of his left middle fingertip without loss of bone or fingernail. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cleaning, Fingertip, Guard, Pinched, Reaching, Roller Conveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569942.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Folding machine operators

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