Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137655.015 - Employee amputates fingertip during maintenance on equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 137655.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1543725.015	07/23/2021		311999	Sk Food Group Inc.

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on July 13, 2021, Employee #1 was performing preventative maintenance on equipment and cleaning excess grease from a bearing. While using a rag, the rag was caught in a chain and pulled both the rag and the employee's finger into the sprocket, resulting in amputation of the tip of the right index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bearing, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Grease, Maintenance, Pulled In, Rag, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1543725.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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