Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140282 - Employee's thumb amputated in conveyor belt

Accident Summary Nr: 201140282 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125905786	04/07/1997	5093	0	Adams Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning an overhead sprocket and chain drive while the equipment was running. The rag he was using was pulled into the drive along with his hand, amputating his right thumb.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125905786			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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