Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98947.015 - Employee sustains partial amputation of fingertip on unguard

Accident Summary Nr: 98947.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263327.015	09/12/2017		561320	Kbs Staffing, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on August 29, 2017, Employee #1 was lifting an assembled tire from the conveyor onto a pallet, using an Ingersoll Rand Air Balancer pneumatic hoist. While guiding the hoisted wheel, he lost his balance and grabbed the conveyor railing. His ring finger made contact with an unguarded chain and sprocket drive mechanism located under the conveyor frame. Employee #1 sustained a partial amputation of the distal tip of the ring finger and was taken to a nearby hospital. He was discharged on the same day. On September 1, 2017, Employee #1 was admitted for additional surgery on his hand.

Keywords: Amputation, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Lost Balance, Machine Guarding, Sprocket, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263327.015	18	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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