Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309152411 - The Industrial Labor Management Group

Inspection Information - Office: High Hazard Unit - South

Investigation Summary

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 21, 2007, Employee #1 was working the night shift as part of the sanitation crew at a food processing plant. Employee #1 cleaned equipment and machinery as part of his duties. He removed the covers on the chains and sprockets that were attached to the conveyors, which was 24-inch wide and 33.5-inch off the floor, in order to clean the covers. While cleaning the blue main conveyor with side rails that was still running, Employee #1 slipped on some water, and grabbed the moving chain and sprocket as he fell. This resulted in a partial amputation to the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand. He was not hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, FALL, UNGUARDED