Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170723894 - Employee's toe amputated when caught in sprocket chain

Accident Summary Nr: 170723894 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111967089	11/22/1993	2431	0	Morrison Building Materials

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on November 3, 1993, Employee #1's left foot was pulled into a sprocket that amputated 50 percent of his little toe. Employee #1 was trying to clear jams on the automated Dimter cut line and climbed up on the frame of the machine without locking it out. He was standing on the edge of the frame next to a moving chain conveyor when he stepped back on the chain and his foot was pulled into the chain sprocket. He was taken to Chico Community Hospital where he was treated for the amputation.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, TOE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111967089			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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