Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614366 - Employee's fingertips amputated when caught in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170614366 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 03/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120172838	03/27/1997	2033	0	Bell Carter Olive Company

Abstract: On March 14, 1997, Employee #1, a sanitation worker on the late shift at an olive processing plant, was hand washing a conveyor belt when the middle and ring fingers on his right hand became caught in an undetermined pinch point of the moving conveyor. The tips of his fingers were amputated at the first joint. Employee #1 should not have been hand washing the belt while it was running.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120172838			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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