Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201795689 - Employee's finger amputated by conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201795689 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301327359	03/12/2002	5113	0	Smurfit Stone Container Corp

Abstract: At about 5:00 a.m. on March 5, 2002, Employee #1, with Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., was installing rollers (approximate 72-in. long and 3-in. diameter) on the bed of a 50-in. Flexo conveyor machine. The conveyer was stopped but power was not disconnected. When the machine started moving, Employee #1's left index finger became caught in a chain drive unit on the machine. He was hospitalized at Queen of the Valley Hospital for an amputation of the finger.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, DRIVER, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301327359			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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