Accident Report Detail
Accident: 144288.015 - Employee Amputates Thumb In Sprocket
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1581860.015 | 03/07/2022 | Sugar Creek Packing Co. |
At 7:00 p.m. on February 28, 2022, an employee was clearing a jam on a conveyor system. After removing the jam, the employee reached over the machine, and had h is right hand sitting on the belt. As the machine engaged, the employee's right thumb was caught in the sprocket. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the right thumb, and was hospitalized.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1581860.015 | 49 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |