OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380488

QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE, LLC

LOWVILLE, NY· 2021-08-05T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Catch Point, Caught Between, Chain, Conveyor, Dropped, Falling Object, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Reaching In, Rotating Parts, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 339920
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345471585
Employer profile: QUBICAAMF WORLDWIDE, LLC
Summary number: 221380488
Report ID: 0215800

Event description

Employee amputates and fractures finger when caught in conve

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee working for a sporting and athletic goods manufacturer was moving wooden blocks off of a conveyor system. The employee dropped one of the blocks. He reached down into a gap between the conveyor chain and a metal bar to grab the fallen block. At that time, the employee caught his left ring finger in the rotating conveyor. The employee received medical treatment for an amputation and fracture to the finger without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Event type
2

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