Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178548 - Employee Amputates Finger in Machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 201178548 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309363463	11/10/2005	3255	327124	Calstone

Abstract: On September 19, 2005, Employee #1 was placing concrete blocks with dimension of 8-in. by 8-in. by 16-in. into a palletizing machine, also called a cuber. The concrete blocks traveled down a conveyor line to the cuber. After arriving to the cuber, they were placed into a palletizing machine, and aligned and straightened on the pallet inside the machine. While Employee #1 conducted the operation, some blocks fell from the pallet. He attempted to adjust the blocks that would have jammed the machine. His finger caught rotating parts within the energized palletizing machine, amputating it. He was transported to a hospital for medical attention and was hospitalized for the amputated finger.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, PALLETIZED CARGO, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309363463			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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