Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96486.015 - Employee's Fingers are Amputated In Roller Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 96486.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 05/24/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1240505.015	06/21/2017		335228	Bradford White Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 a.m. on May 24, 2017, Employee #1, a skilled tradesman, was tasked with fixing a problem on a roller conveyor. He had removed the guard on the conveyor to access the chains for maintenance. Employee #1 was feeling the air hose on the conveyor with his left hand for leaks. Once he found the leak, Employee #1 pulled his left hand back out. One of the conveyor chains that drives the roller conveyor caught and amputated four fingers on his left hand. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment on the multiple finger amputation and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Conveyor, Lockout/Tagout, Roller Conveyor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1240505.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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