Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523403 - Employee Injures Hand in Sprocket Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202523403 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316697093	01/23/2013	2041	311211	Horizon Milling Llc

Abstract: On January 20, 2013, Employee #1, a maintenance tech, had removed a guard in order to perform trouble shooting at the mill mix collection conveyor. As Employee #1 went to stand up, he placed their left hand on the edge of the frame to push them self upward. As Employee #1 was pushing his body weight up, his hand slipped off the edge and went directly into the running chain and sprocket. Employee #1 sustained an amputation to the 1st joint of the 1st, middle and ring fingers, and a compression fracture to the forearm. Employee #1 was taken to a local area hospital where surgery was performed due to the accident.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, CRUSHED, SPROCKET, ARM, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316697093			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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