Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114553.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught by machine cutting

Accident Summary Nr: 114553.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 02/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1377405.015	02/11/2019		322299	Solo Cup Operating Corporation

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on February 9, 2019, an employee was clearing the scrap from #731 cup forming machine and removed the scrap chute cover. The employee placed his hand into the machine while it was running in a slow mode and caught his index finger with the cutting die, amputating his fingertip to the first joint. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Die Blades, Fingertip, Lockout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1377405.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury

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