Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882260 - Employee's finger crushed between pliers and conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 170882260 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/22/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119863652	06/22/1994	2099	0	Mission Foods Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was on duty as a mechanic responding to trouble calls. He was dispatched to check out a report of a jammed conveyor belt. He turned off the conveyor belt, but did not lock out power to that belt and its associated machinery at the main switch. While he was trying to turn the head roll spindle with a pair of channel lock pliers, the operator of the machine turned the conveyor back on. The pliers spun around and crushed Employee #1's left index finger between the pliers and the foundation of the conveyor. He lost the distal phalanx of this finger after repair of the finger failed.

Keywords: REPAIR, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, HAND TOOL, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119863652			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial machinery repairers

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