Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99649.015 - Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught in chain

Accident Summary Nr: 99649.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268991.015	10/06/2017		311615	Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on October 4, 2017, Employee #1 was pulling guts and gizzards from the presenter chain on Line 1 at Stand 3. The employee's finger became caught in the chain as it went around the sprocket, resulting in the amputation of her pinky finger at the first knuckle. Employee #1 was hospitalized for her injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Machine Guarding, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1268991.015	40	F	Hospitalized injury

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