OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407604
THE ZIEGENFELDER COMPANY, INC.
WHEELING, WV·
Event description
Employee suffers partial amputation while repairing belt and
Investigation abstract
At 3:35 p.m. on October 30, 2021, Employee # 1 was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. With his gloved hand still near the belt and pulley, he instructed a coworker to switch on the power to the conveyor. Employee # 1 got his right glove and thumb caught between the belt and pulley. He suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb. He was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Event type
- 2
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