Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820272 - Employee's finger amputated in belt and pulley mechanism

Accident Summary Nr: 200820272 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/24/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113460349	05/27/1999	3089	0	Holm Industries, Inc. St. Charles Division

Abstract: Employee #1, a magnet stuffer in the extrusion department, was reaching over a guard to clear a jam. His left middle finger became caught in the belt and pulley and was amputated at the first joint. Employee #1 did not de-energize the machine before clearing the jam.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, PULLEY, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113460349			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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