Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202355855 - Employee's Arm Amputated after Being Caught in Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 202355855 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308045467	10/29/2004	5093	423930	Joseph Smith & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On October 29, 2004, Employee #1 was walking by a conveyor belt where employees manually sort scrap aluminum, brass, and copper, when she got her clothing and right forearm caught in an unguarded sprocket and chain drive. Her right hand and forearm were crushed. There were no witnesses to the incident. Employee #1 was rushed to MD Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where surgeons had to amputate her right arm approximately 4 inches below the elbow. Prior to the accident, the victim was right-handed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308045467			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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