Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146825.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between chain and s

Accident Summary Nr: 146825.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1583212.015	03/11/2022	7389	491110	114732 - Pitney Bowes

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was performing monthly preventative maintenance inspections of chain and sprocket lubrication. The employee removed guarding while the machine was operating to perform the inspection. The employee's finger was caught between the chain and sprocket. Approximately half of the employee' s right index fingertip was amputated. The employee was treated withouth hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1583212.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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