OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426786

SCHWANS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN INC.

WESTFIELD, NY· 2021-12-30T00:00:00

Event: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Pulled In, Tension
NAICS: 311812
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345721682
Employer profile: SCHWANS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN INC.
Summary number: 221426786
Report ID: 0213600

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while adjusting running conveyo

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 a.m. on December 30, 2021, an employee was adjusting a panning conveyer belt without locking out he machinery. The employee checked the belt tension by placing his right index finger into a 1 inch by 3 inch opening under the belt while it was moving. The employee's finger was pulled in between the underside of the conveyer belt and the top side of the nose roller as a result. The employee amputated his fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Event type
2

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