Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92737.015 - Employee amputates finger while removing tape from duct pull

Accident Summary Nr: 92737.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207168.015	01/30/2017		332322	Atco Rubber Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on January 23, 2017, an employee was removing a piece of tape from a duct puller. At the same time, the duct puller trolley started to move and caught the employee's finger between the wheel and duct puller track. The employee's finger was crushed and the tendon was damaged, when the employee attempted to pull his finger back. The employee was hospitalized and his finger surgically reattached to his hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor, Crushing, Finger, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1207168.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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