Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120825.015 - Employee amputates finger in heat sealer

Accident Summary Nr: 120825.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438235.015	10/17/2019		561910	Cup Pac Packaging, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on October 7, 2019, an employee was loading cups into a machine when she noticed that one of the cups that was about to go under the heat sealer was not fully aligned within the die holder. The employee attempted to align the cup by pushing it with her finger just as it was entering the point of operation of the heat sealer. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to her right middle finger. Surgery following the amputation required additional amputation of the finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Machine operator, Point Of Operation, Sealing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1438235.015	54	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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