Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201057593 - Employee injured while removing plastic bottle from conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201057593 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300781721	05/13/2003	2026	311511	Safeway Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, while operating Blow Mold Machine number 6 at a Safeway, Inc. milk production facility, was removing a damaged bottle from the left side of the conveyor line leading to the trim unit. Three of the carrier plates on this conveyor line were damaged so that the underlying sprocket chain was exposed. The employee reached for the base of the damaged bottle with his right hand when the conveyor indexed forward. The middle finger of his right hand was caught in the shearing action of the carrier plate and the sprocket chain causing a partial amputation of his right middle finger. He was transported to US Healthworks and then transferred to the Western Hand Center for surgery.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MOLDING MACHINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300781721			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Molding and casting machine operators

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