Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201051760 - Employee injures finger between a chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 201051760 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126175579	10/27/1998	3089	0	Ccl Plastic Packaging

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on August 22, 1998, Employee #1 was performing routine cleanup of the area of the flip-top molding machine, when she reached inside an improperly guarded chain and sprocket to remove parts fallen from the conveyor belt. As she reached inside to remove the fallen process caps, her right index finger was caught in the nip point of the chain and sprocket driving the conveyor. The chain and sprocket contact point amputated the tip of her right index finger. She was hospitalized and treated for her injury.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, MACHINIST, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126175579			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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