Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198451 - Employee's fingertip amputated in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 170198451 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/07/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123925943	10/21/1992	1742	0	Gearhart Insulation

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on October 7, 1992, Employee #1, of Gearhart Insulation, was loading insulation into a blower hopper. The employee attempted to test the tension on the unguarded chain and sprocket drive of the hopper while it was running. Employee #1 caught his left middle finger in the drive and the tip was amputated. He was taken to Kaweah Delta District Hospital, where he underwent surgery and was then released.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123925943			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Insulation Workers

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