Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200414 - Employee's finger severed in chain and sprocket drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170200414 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111855243	05/22/1991	2711	0	The Daily Democrat Dba Donrey Media Group

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at the take-off conveyor of a Kansa 320 inserting machine. As he was reaching for the lower end of the conveyor belt, the middle finger of his left hand became caught in the chain and sprocket drive and was severed at the first joint. He was administered first aid was then transported by a coworker to Woodland Memorial Hospital.

Keywords: CHAIN, SEVERED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111855243			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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