OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419633

THE HON COMPANY

MUSCATINE, IA· 2021-12-09T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Sprocket, Struck By, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 337214
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345688758
Employer profile: THE HON COMPANY
Summary number: 221419633
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip on conveyor chain and sprocket

Investigation abstract

At 9:43 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee was conducting preventative maintenance on a Hytrol Conveyor Company Conveyor when he was called back to the line because one roller wasn't rotating. The employee had been observing the rollers when he tried to open a guard with the machine energized. As the employee opened the guard, he caught his finger on a chain and sprocket. The employee amputated his left ring fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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