Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200535219 - Employee Amputates Finger in Nip Point

Accident Summary Nr: 200535219 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/11/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316629542	07/23/2012	2899	325998	Hach Company, Inc.

Abstract: On June 11, 2012, Employee #1 was cleaning a chain and sprocket on a soil compactor machine. The equipment was not locked out. As Employee #1 initiated an action on the machine, his left index finger was pulled into the machine by its chain and sprocket. The nip point of the chain and sprocket amputated the first digit of his finger. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then released.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316629542			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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