Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202555173 - Employee Amputates Finger When Caught in Chain Sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 202555173 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/13/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315531319	10/17/2012	2099	311999	Kraft Foods

Abstract: At about 8:55 a.m. on October 13, 2012, Employee #1, with Kraft Foods, was cleaning a line (Number Seven) in production room (Number 30). While Employee #1 was working at the white conveyor, Employee #1 reached behind the chain and gear drive because the cleaning pad got entangled with the drive. Employee #1's hand was pulled into the conveyor. Her left hand got caught in the nip point behind a chain and gear drive, amputating her finger. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was not a contract employee.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, CLEANING, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315531319			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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