Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 958884 - Employee's finger amputated in chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 958884 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/09/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111917423	01/15/1992	3272	0	Ro-Tile

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on January 9, 1992, Employee #1 was lifting metal plates off an unracking conveyor. He slipped on some clay that had fallen on the floor. He dropped the plates he was holding, and reached down to catch himself. The plates fell on his left hand and the moving chain conveyor carried his hand toward the drive chain and sprocket. Employee #1's gloved ring finger got caught in the nip point and the finger's distal joint was amputated. The employer was cited a serious violation of T8CCR 4075(a) for the unguarded chain and sprocket drive.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111917423			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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