Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142653.015 - Employee amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 142653.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 01/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1572024.015	01/11/2022		321920	J N Pallet Company, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee was sorting and stacking boards off of a conveyor belt. The employee went to another area to remove lumber from the roll case. The employee hit a switch, activating a hydraulic pusher arm. When retracting, the pusher arm pinched his fingers between the lumber and the guard on the back of the roll case. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation to the first knuckle and was treated without requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Lumber, Pinched

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1572024.015	38	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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