Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108672.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught by belt during chan

Accident Summary Nr: 108672.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1342493.015	08/27/2018		112310	Trillium Farm Holdings, Llc

Abstract: At 3:10 p.m. on August 17, 2018, an employee was replacing a broken drive belt on a feed bin auger's drive motor when he had his coworker pulled the motor's disconnect switch. The employee went on to replace the drive belt by leaning from the roof's edge and his coworker reenergized the motor. The employee caught his right hand's pinky with the drive belt and amputated its fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught By, Finger, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1342493.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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