Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201033479 - Employee Suffers Finger Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 201033479 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300760188	02/05/2001	3275	0	National Gypsum Company

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 a.m. on December 17, 2000, Employee #1 was seriously injured when he inspecting rollers on a dry wall conveyor system, that had frozen up during operation. Employee #1 was working alone and was responsible for the removal of the guards covering the pulleys, not locking out the system or using tools designed for the task. During the troubleshooting Employee #1 pressed down on an idler used to keep the belts in a conveyor system taut. As Employee #1 touched the idler, the system immediately started up, amputating the right hand middle finger tip. Employee #1 was hospitalized. .

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300760188			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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