Red Devil, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PRYOR, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Red Devil, Inc. | Report ID | 20211211147 |
| Address | 4175 Webb Street | City, State ZIP | PRYOR, OKLAHOMA 74361 |
| Event Date | December 29, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325520 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.30000, -95.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee had finished cleaning three chains that ran under a conveyor belt. As the employee was trying to realign a chain, the machine was powered up and the chain moved. The employee suffered a pad amputation to the left index finger, a fracture to the first joint on the left index finger, and a laceration to the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On December 29, 2021, a worker at Red Devil, Inc. in PRYOR, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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