Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200532471 - Employee Amputates Thumb Tip Caught in Chain and Sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 200532471 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312440381	07/29/2008	2099	311942	Tone Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On June 9, 2008, Employee #1 was conducting the weekly preventive maintenance on the check weigher on Line 27. Employee #1 was oiling the main drive chain, and was wiping the excess oil off the chain while the machine was still running. The chain caught the rag and pulled Employee #1's left hand thumb into the chain and sprocket, which amputated the tip of his thumb between the tip and the first knuckle. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, THUMB, SPROCKET, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312440381			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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