Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95127.015 - Employee amputates thumb during maintenance of conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 95127.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 04/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1228654.015	04/25/2017		493110	Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 p.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket drive on a conveyor system. As the employee used a rag to wipe lubricant overspray from the conveyor frame that was behind the chain and sprocket drive, the thumb on one of his hands got caught in the drive mechanism and his thumb was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught By, Chain, Conveyor, Lockout/Tagout, Sprocket, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1228654.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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