Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143340.015 - Employee injures fingertip while using packing tape machine,

Accident Summary Nr: 143340.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554628.015	08/31/2021		424470	Richwood Meat Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:02 p.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was waiting by the packing tape machine and resting his hands on its frame when his left middle finger got caught in the chain and sprocket. This occurred due to a missing bellows cover on the machine. The employee's fingertip was injured, requiring amputation at the hospital, where he spent two days receiving treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sprocket, Surgical Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1554628.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury

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