Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853352 - Employee's fingertips amputated in conveyor pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170853352 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120249263	01/14/1999	2051	0	Goglanian Bakeries

Abstract: Employee #1, a bakery machine operator, saw a towel caught in the operating belt and pulley drive of a belt conveyor. She was reaching her right hand through an open space in the pulley guard to retrieve the towel when her fingers contacted the pulley. The tips of her middle and ring fingers were amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120249263			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Roasting and baking machine operators, food

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