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Accident Summary Nr: 201104312 - Employee amputates finger in belt and pulley nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 201104312 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300816683	12/12/2003	2086	312111	Central Valley Beverage

Abstract: On August 26, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic, repaired a belt conveyor. The equipment was de-energized at the panel box, and the isolated motor switch was in the off position. Employee #1, with the Line Supervisor present, unbolted the motor, tightened the belt, and retightened the bolts. The Line Supervisor left Employee #1 to energize the line and to turn on the motor switch. Once the Line Supervisor left, Employee #1 noticed that the belt had slipped off the pulley. Before Employee #1 was able to place the belt back onto the pulley, the Line Supervisor had energized the system and Employee #1's finger was caught by the pulley's nip point. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of an amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, BELT, FINGER, BELT CONVEYOR, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300816683			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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