Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170380729 - Chipper operator's fingers amputated in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 170380729 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/29/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120287495	08/30/1995	5031	0	Harwood Products

Abstract: Employee #1, a chipper operator who has been employed at this company since 1986, was helping clear a jam. He was walking past the chain and sprocket drive of a conveyor that carries slash to the chipper. The area was moderately cluttered. The chain guard had been removed four days earlier. The drive has a 15 in. clearance to the opposite wall and is 47 in. above the floor. Three of Employee #1's fingers on his right hand were caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket.

Keywords: CHAIN, CLEARANCE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CHIPPER, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120287495			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Forestry workers, except logging

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