Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202655171 - Employee Finger Is Injured in Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 202655171 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316207554	05/10/2012	2752	323110	Qg Printing Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 a.m. on April 22, 2012, Employee #1 was picking stacks (piles) of good flyers from a moving delivery belt conveyor #503, located in the press room. The employee's right hand was between the end of delivery conveyor and the bottom roller guard frame of stream separator conveyor. Employee #1's finger was caught in the space between the moving delivery belt conveyor and the bottom roller guard frame of stream separator. The conveyor was creating hazard which was not guarded. The employee was taken to an area hospital, where she was treated for a crushed right ring finger. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, AMPUTATED, BELT, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, FINGER, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316207554			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Pressing machine operators

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