Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118301.015 - Employee amputates three fingers when caught in paper machin

Accident Summary Nr: 118301.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 07/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418033.015	07/25/2019		322121	Erving Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 21, 2019, an employee was manually threading a paper machine #3 pope reel when he caught his left hand in the reel nip point. The employee amputated his left thumb, middle finger and ring finger and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Barrier Guard, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Finger, Guard, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mill--Plant, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nip Point, Paper, Paper Machine, Pinched, Thumb, Warning Sign

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1418033.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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