Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170696405 - EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN NIP POINT OF CONVEYOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170696405 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119793081	08/12/1993	2033	0	Stanislaus Food Products

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WIPING OFF A PART OF THE CHAIN CONVEYOR WHEN HER GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE NIP POINT OF THE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE. SHE LOST PART OF HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND RIGHT RING FINGER. THE CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE WERE NOT GUARDED. A SERIOUS CITATION AND PENALTY WERE ISSUED ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF 3999(B).

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119793081			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand packers and packagers

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