Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93688.015 - Supervisor checking drive belt sustains finger amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 93688.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 03/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215292.015	03/07/2017		331491	Huntington Alloys Corporation

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2017, Employee #1, a supervisor employed by a nickel alloys manufacturer, was checking an unguarded drive belt on a conveyor shaker to visually assure that the belt was moving. The drive belt was in a low area, and the supervisor was on his knees. As the supervisor brushed a piece of scrap metal off his knee, he lost his balance and fell forward into the unguarded drive belt. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the partial amputation of a fingertip and the fracture of the finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Drive Shaft, Finger, Fracture, Lost Balance, Machine Guarding, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215292.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.

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