Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202544656 - Employee Crushes Fingertip in Nip Point on Conveyor Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 202544656 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126202431	12/11/2012	2013	311612	Clougherty Packing Llc Dba Farmer John

Abstract: On November 3, 2012, Employee #1, a production supervisor, was working in an area and removing boxes from a conveyor belt. He reached over to lift up a box of product and activated the conveyor by pressing the foot pedal. While he was reaching for the box, the tip of his right pinky finger was caught in the unguarded nip point of the conveyor belt. Employee #1 received a crushing injury, which resulted in the amputation of the distal interphalangeal joint. He was treated at an occupational clinic and released the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, BELT CONVEYOR, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126202431			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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