Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120458.015 - Employee injures fingers when pulled in by rotating belt and

Accident Summary Nr: 120458.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 09/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435934.015	10/07/2019		322299	Specialty Quality Packaging, Llc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on September 19, 2019, an employee and coworker were working on an International Paper Box Machine folder gluer machine, attempting to synchronize a new VFD unit with the PLC. The employee was using a tachometer to measure the speed of a rotating shaft. As the employee was pointing to show his coworker the location of a tachometer reading. As the employee reached towards the location, his right hand was pulled in by an unguarded rotating belt and pulley assembly. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of an amputation of tip of right middle finger and crushing injury to ring finger.

Keywords: Amputation, Belt, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley, Rotating Parts, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435934.015		M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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