Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 673244 - FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN AND SPROCKET

Accident Summary Nr: 673244 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/30/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101921708	01/30/1986	5153	0	Farmers Cooperative Elevator Of Ottosen

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CHECKING THE DRY CORN CONVEYOR TO DETERMINE WHY IT HAD STOPPED. HE APPARENTLY LOOKED INTO THE TUNNEL, WEST OF THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT. HIS HAND EVIDENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE CONVEYOR CHAIN. THE PRESSURE ON THE CHAIN TIGHTENED IT UP AND TOOK HIS FINGERS AROUND THE SPROCKET. HIS INDEX FINGER, ALMOST COMPLETELY AMPUTATED, STILL HAD AN ARTERY INTACT, SO A DR. REATTACHED IT. A PARTIAL GUARD WAS IN PLACE OVER THE CHAIN, BUT THERE WAS AN EXPOSED AREA, 2 3/4 INCHES WIDE AND 29 INCHES LONG THAT WAS NOT COVERED. THE TOP END OF THE CHAIN WAS 44 INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE CHAIN AND SPROCKETS WERE LESS THAN 7 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, BUT WERE NOT TOTALLY ENCLOSED.

Keywords: CHAIN, REPAIR, FINGER, GUARD, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101921708			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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