Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98856.015 - Employee's finger is amputated by chain and sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 98856.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262511.015	09/11/2017		311999	Riviana Foods Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 8, 2017, an employee was clearing loose pasta from an Alvey Conveyor System. He had been trained to isolate the electrical power source and was issued a padlock for that purpose; however, failed to isolate and secure the conveyor's 480 volt electrical power source. While clearing the pasta from the conveyor, the employee got his fingers caught in between the chain and sprocket, amputating one of his index fingers.

Keywords: Amputation, Chain, Finger, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1262511.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.