Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050887 - Employee's hand injured when pulled into pulley nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 201050887 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126165158	12/16/1997	2022	0	Stella Foods Inc

Abstract: On or about August 16, 1997, Employee #1 was bending over and holding onto a loosened V-belt, pulling on it with his left hand to show his foreman why a curd blower was not rotating. He had switched off the machine, but another worker accidentally turned it back on. The V-belt moved, pulling Employee #1's left hand into the nip point of the pulley. He suffered open fractures of the middle and index fingers and partial amputation of the ring finger.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126165158			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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