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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 146784.015 - Employee Partially Amputates Finger In Conveyor Belt

**Accident: 146784.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/23/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1581187.015	01/27/2022		Coliseum Companies, Inc.

At 9:30 a.m. on November 23,2021, Employee #1 was feeding towels into a towel fo lding machine when the machine became jammed. The employee attempted to remove t he jam by reaching under the machine to retrieve a towel on the bottom of the co nveyor belt. While attempting to remove the towel, the employee suffered an ampu tation of the fingertip from the conveyor belt. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted to treat the amputation.

Keywords: amputation, conveyor belt, fingertip, jammed, partial amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1581187.015	39	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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