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Accident Summary Nr: 113821.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught by conveyor's chain an

Accident Summary Nr: 113821.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 02/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380118.015	02/22/2019		493110	Staples, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on February 14, 2019, an employee was operating a conveyor by its foot pedal when he noticed that it was not operating properly. The employee reached under the conveyor to see if there were some debris that was causing the malfunction and caught his right hand's index finger with the chain and sprocket. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Foot pedal, Sprocket, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1380118.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury

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