Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632163 - Employee's wrist and fingers mangled in drive sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 201632163 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304619505	10/03/2001	5411	0	Safeway Inc

Abstract: On September 19, 2001, Employee #1 was moving debris from the conveyor chain drive sprocket of a machine that washes plastic milk crates used to transport gallon milk containers to retail markets. Employee #1 reached into the input of the conveyor while the machine was operating and her hand became caught between the sprocket and drive chain. Employee #1 was hospitalized after suffering a fracture of the left wrist and having all five fingers of her left hand crushed.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, FINGER, CLEANING, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304619505			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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