Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142928.015 - Employee's finger is caught in nip point, resulting in amput

Accident Summary Nr: 142928.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/12/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573718.015	01/19/2022		326199	Kw Plastics, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee was troubleshooting an issue with a conveyer drive belt at the outfeed area of the PR-10 machine. The employee removed the covers of the drive belt and reached in to make an adjustment when he thought it was not running. The belt started while the employees finger was in the belt resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Nip Point

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1573718.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury

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