Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 745885 - Employee's finger amputated in chain drive

Accident Summary Nr: 745885 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104387253	11/16/1988	2013	0	Schluderberg-Kurdle Co., Inc.

Abstract: On October 12, 1988, Employee #1, a sanitation worker, was cleaning several vacuum bacon slicers. He said that he slipped on a piece of bacon and slid into the chain drive located underneath the conveyor. His glove became caught in the chain drive and his left little finger was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The chain drive was partially guarded.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, SLIP, HOUSEKEEPING, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104387253			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Janitors and cleaners

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