Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023231 - Worker Amputates Index Finger Reaching Under Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 201023231 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300752912	02/03/2011	5182	424820	Barrel Ten Quarter Circle Inc

Abstract: At 3:55 a.m. on February 2, 2011, an employee was working as a permanent maintenance mechanic at the Barrel Ten Quarter Circle, Inc., in Napa, CA. The Barrel Ten Quarter Circle Inc., was a wine bottling facility. The injured employee was trying to remove a bottle lying under the belt conveyor of the case sealer machine on Line # 3 while the belt conveyor was still in motion. His right hand was caught in the nip point between the belt and pulley of the 1.5 hp (1.1 kW) motor drive of the belt conveyor. The index finger on his right hand was amputated. The belt conveyor was 35 inches (0.9 meters) above the working floor. The accident was reported to the Division by the company's safety manager.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300752912			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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