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Accident Summary Nr: 201103322 - Employee injured while troubleshooting rotary machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201103322 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300816022	02/06/2003	2015	311615	Foster Turkey Product

Abstract: On October, 28, 2002, Employee #1, a 47-year-old maintenance person, was troubleshooting a vertical rotary vacuum chamber machine (Make: Cryovac; Model Number: 8490) to determine why the conveyor belt was slipping. Without taking any energy control precautions, Employee #1 removed the guard and proceeded to conduct fault testing. He pushed on the chain from the inside out with one of his thumbs. Employee #1's thumb became stuck in the sprocket, severing its tip. Employee #1 was not hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: CHAIN, SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, SPROCKET, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300816022			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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