Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101154.015 - Employee reaches into wood chipper hopper and partially ampu

Accident Summary Nr: 101154.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279779.015	11/30/2017		325510	Ppg Industrial Coatings

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on November 20, 2017, an employee was cleaning a rotating chipper on a small batch machine. The employee reached into the hopper while the chipper was turned on and partially amputated his left index finger and fractured his left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Chipper, Finger, Fracture, Hopper, Wood Chips

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1279779.015	22	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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