Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144365.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught between chain

Accident Summary Nr: 144365.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582309.015	03/02/2022		325320	Bonide Products, Llc

Abstract: At 07:15 a.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee was assisting a coworker with cleaning dust on a machine. The employee grabbed a rotating chain and lifted it off the surface of the machine while the machine was running. The employee reached under the chain to wipe the surface clean. While reaching under the chain, the employee's right pinky finger became caught in between the chain and the rotating sprocket. The employee was treated for a fingertip amputation but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Pesticide, Reach, Reaching, Rotating Parts, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1582309.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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