Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140623.015 - Employee amputates three fingers in chain drive

Accident Summary Nr: 140623.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/27/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560746.015	10/28/2021		336111	Das North America, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:50 p.m. on October 27, 2021, an employee was working in a test booth that tests the noise quality of automobile seats. The conveyor line stopped moving and the employee looked through the test booth doors, leaned over and placed her hand on the chain and sprocket that drives the conveyor when the conveyor system began to moving again. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to her left index, middle and ring fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Caught In, Chain, Drag Chain Conveyor, Finger, Production Line, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560746.015	20	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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