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Accident: 143597.015 - Employee Fractures Two Fingers While Cleaning Running Convey
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1573566.015 | 01/20/2022 | Sephora Usa, Inc. |
At 5:46 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was cleaning a TGW Cruzbelt Convey or during preventative maintenance. The employee was required to remove a cover exposing the center drive sprockets and chain in order to inspect the chain, lub ricate it with oil, and clean it with a rag. The employee's hand was caught by a nd pulled between the unguarded sprocket and chain. The employee fractured his r ight hand middle and index fingers on the 2nd and 3rd middle phalanxes and was h ospitalized. A lockout device was not affixed to the conveyor's motor switch in the off position deenergizing the machine.
Keywords:
belt conveyor, bypass, bypass guard, caught between, caught by, chain, cleaning, conveyor, cover, energized, finger, fracture, hand, lockout, lockout/tagout, lubricating, machine guarding, maintenance, pulled in, sprock
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1573566.015 | 45 | M | Hospitalized injury |