Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100475.015 - Employee's left index and middle fingers tips are amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 100475.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271175.015	10/17/2017		326199	Novolex

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on October 7, 2017, an employee was cleaning plastic wrap off the ink rollers of a printing machine, when the glove on his left hand became caught by the rollers. His left hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in the amputation of his left index and middle fingers at a point just above the intermediate phalanx bones.

Keywords: Caught In, Crushing, Machine Guarding, Printing Press, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1271175.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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