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Accident: 113432.015 - Employee Severely Lacerates Hand When Caught By Machine'S Ch

Accident: 113432.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/25/2019
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1376958.01502/07/2019Vspone Dallas
At 4:30 a.m. on January 25, 2019, an employee was performing some preventative maintenance on Polisher 8's conveyor and reenergized the machine before reaching for the chain and sprocket chain. The employee was positioning the guard when the sprocket pulled his gloved hand into the machine and lacerated it in several locations. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: sprocket, laceration, maintenance, hand, chain, glove, lockout/tagout, guard, conveyor, caught by
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature
1 1376958.015 41 M Hospitalized injury Cut/Laceration

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