Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201692894 - Employee Amputates Fingers on Conveyor When He Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201692894 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 05/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309152411	01/29/2008	7363	561320	The Industrial Labor Management Group

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 21, 2007, Employee #1 was working the night shift as part of the sanitation crew at a food processing plant. Employee #1 cleaned equipment and machinery as part of his duties. He removed the covers on the chains and sprockets that were attached to the conveyors, which was 24-inch wide and 33.5-inch off the floor, in order to clean the covers. While cleaning the blue main conveyor with side rails that was still running, Employee #1 slipped on some water, and grabbed the moving chain and sprocket as he fell. This resulted in a partial amputation to the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand. He was not hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, FALL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309152411			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Janitors and cleaners

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