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Accident Summary Nr: 112215.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries while operating paper mach

Accident Summary Nr: 112215.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 12/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368840.015	01/02/2019		322121	Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 a.m. on December 21, 2018, an employee was working at a paper mill. He was threading a paper machine. He was at the reel, preparing to receive the tail. The tail apparently began to wrap on the reel. The employee tried to grab the tail to get it to stop wrapping. His right arm became caught in the nip point between the reel drum and the spool. He sustained crushing injuries to his right hand and arm. He also sustained the partial degloving or avulsion of his right hand and thumb. He also sustained scratches and a contusion to his face and head. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Avulsion, Caught In, Contusion, Degloving, Face, Hand, Head, Nip Point, Paper Machine, Paper Roll, Roller--Mach/Part, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1368840.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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