OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221468259
114732 - PITNEY BOWES
GREENWOOD, IN·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip when caught between chain and s
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 a.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was performing monthly preventative maintenance inspections of chain and sprocket lubrication. The employee removed guarding while the machine was operating to perform the inspection. The employee's finger was caught between the chain and sprocket. Approximately half of the employee' s right index fingertip was amputated. The employee was treated withouth hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Event type
- 2
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