Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92413.015 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated In Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 92413.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204845.015	01/19/2017		313111	Beaulieu Group, Llc

Abstract: On January 19, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker, both operators, were assisting a maintenance technician in the replacement of a gearbox. The maintenance technician removed the machine from LOTO to operationally observe the machine, returning it to service when he heard a loud noise coming from the cutter feeder. The maintenance technician turned the cutter off, applied LOTO and removed a guard from a pulley that turns the cutter blades. Employee #1 was asked to turn the pulley system by hand while the maintenance tech adjusted the cutter blades. While turning the pulley by hand, Employee #1's left pinky finger became pinched between the pulley and the belt, and amputated. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then released.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught By, Finger, Maintenance, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1204845.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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