Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 144288.015 - Employee amputates thumb in sprocket
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1581860.015 | 03/07/2022 | 488991 | Sugar Creek Packing Co. |
Abstract: 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 his 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 Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1581860.015 | 49 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |