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Accident Summary Nr: 98781.015 - Employee's left hand is crushed when caught in chain and spr

Accident Summary Nr: 98781.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 08/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1258798.015	09/06/2017		321999	Springs Window Fashions

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on August 16, 2017, Employee #1 was troubleshooting a noise on the chain and sprocket drive. He had locked out the equipment, removed the guard, and then restarted the equipment. The employee had a rag in his hand, and when he got up, the rag was grabbed by the chain and sprocket and pulled his finger in. Employee #1 suffered a crushing laceration to his left hand index finger but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Chain, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1258798.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Industrial machinery repairers

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