Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170164529 - Employee's fingertip injured in V-belt of peeler machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170164529 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111971800	09/21/1990	5199	0	Great Western Carpet Cushion Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was replacing a V-belt on the upper power drive of the #1 peeler machine. The machine operator was standing beside the machine controls waiting for the belt to be replaced. After fixing the belt, which was located 8 ft above the floor, Employee #1 stated that he yelled "It's all yours" to the machine operator, who then turned on the machine. Employee #1's left middle finger was still near the belt and contacted the nip point, resulting in avulsion of his fingertip. Failure to lock out the machine's power control and to utilize an accident prevention tag or sign on the power control allowed for premature start-up.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, V-BELT, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111971800			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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