Accident Report Detail

Accident: 170632574 - Employee'S Finger Amputated In Turning Shaft Of Conveyor

**Accident: 170632574 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/06/1996**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
120330998	12/16/1996	3469	Tubing Seal Cap

At approximately 6:15 p.m. on December 6, 1996, Employee #1, of Tubing Seal Cap, was working on the door knob line conveyor. He was making adjustments on the operating conveyor when the ring finger on his left hand became caught in a turning shaft and was amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Queen of Valley Hospital and was then transferred to U.S.C. University Hospital. He was released from the hospital on December 17, 1997. The employer was cited for serious violations of T8CCR 3314(a) and T8CCR 3384(b).

Keywords: maintenance, rotating parts, amputated, finger, work rules, ring, caught by, lockout, conveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	120330998			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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