Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144077.015 - Employee lacerates finger while fixing tangled drive chain

Accident Summary Nr: 144077.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580404.015	02/25/2022		321113	Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp.

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on February 17, 2022, an employee was attempting to fix a tangled drive chain. A coworker accidentally started the motor, and the employee's left ring finger became caught in the drive chain, lacerating the tip of his finger. The employee's fingernail had to be removed at a later time by a physician and the distal phalanx had to be shaved down in order to close the wound.

Keywords: Chain, Electric Motor, Entangled, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1580404.015	51	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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