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Accident Summary Nr: 14377014 - AMPUTATION OF FINGER IN CHAIN AND SPROCKET

Accident Summary Nr: 14377014 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/30/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1337823	06/29/1984	3479	0	Chicago Steel & Pickling Co

Abstract: ON MAY 30, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REACHING FOR SOME METAL STRAP USED TO BAND CUT STEEL SHEETS TOGETHER PRIOR TO SHIPPING. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REACHING AROUND THE LOWER PART OF THE STACK OF PLATES WHEN THE ROLLERS, POWERED BY GANGED CHAINS AND SPROCKETS, STARTED UP WITHOUT WARNING. HIS GLOVE APPARENTLY GOT CAUGHT IN THE IN-RUNNING NIP POINT OF THE CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR, WHERE GUARDING WAS EITHER INCOMPLETE OR REMOVED. HIS HAND WAS DRAWN INTO THE MACHINERY, AMPUTATING HALF OF ONE OF HIS FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHICAGO SOUTH HOSPITAL EMERGENCY WARD. NO FIRST AID WAS GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEE PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, PPE, FINGER, GUARD, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, POWER TRANS APPAR, SPROCKET, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1337823			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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