Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142297.015 - Employee amputates finger in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 142297.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 12/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1570436.015	12/29/2021		332112	Ken Forging Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 17, 2021, an employee was operating a Goff Blaster blasting machine when between parts he decided to shovel some of the steel shot off the floor. While the employee was shoveling the steel behind the machine, he lost his balance and fell into an unguarded chain and sprocket on the back of the machine. The employee suffered an amputation to first knuckle of his right index finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blasting, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Finger, Lost Balance, Partial Amputation, Shovel, Sprocket, Steel, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1570436.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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