Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202633780 - Meat Packer Amputates Thumb in Belt Pinch Point

Accident Summary Nr: 202633780 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/24/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313512246	04/12/2011	2011	311611	American Beef Packers,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 24, 2011, Employee #1, a 60-year-old male with American Beef Packers Inc, was standing next to beef conveyor number five in the boninig department, watching for the beef fall from the conveyor into a plastic container. As Employee #1 was fixing the beef to make it even in the container with his right hand, his left thumb got caught in the pinch point between the belt and drum, causing amputation of his thumb. Employee #1 had been working for 2.5 years for the employer as a regular employee.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, BELT CONVEYOR, DRUM, THUMB, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313512246			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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