OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420557

SA RECYCLING

LAS VEGAS, NV· 2021-12-02T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Crushed, Electric Motor, Finger, Pulley, Roller--Mach/Part, Spraying Rig
NAICS: 423930
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345689251
Employer profile: SA RECYCLING
Summary number: 221420557
Report ID: 0953220

Event description

Employee amputates finger in pulley

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was spraying adhesive onto a conveyer belt roller when he shook the aerosol can and his finger got caught in an unguarded electric motor pulley behind him. The employee was hospitalized to treat a right index finger amputation.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7019

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