OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385834

VALK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

NEW KINGSTOWN, PA· 2021-05-18T00:00:00

Event: Avulsion, Caught Between, Clearing, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Cut, Finger, Guide, Hand, Hand Tool, Jammed, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Tendon
NAICS: 333120
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345325443
Employer profile: VALK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221385834
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee sustains finger avulsion when clearing jammed conve

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a construction machinery manufacturer was attempting to remove a material jam on a powered conveyor. The material was jammed on the conveyor at the material guide attachment. The employee struck the top of the material with his hand instead of using a tool such as a hammer. The employee caught his finger between the material and the conveyor roller guide. The employee received medical treatment with hospitalization for an avulsion to his finger.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Event type
2

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