Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124409.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in mattress bag heat sealer jaw

Accident Summary Nr: 124409.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 02/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1465397.015	02/26/2020		337910	Mattress Firm, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 20, 2020, an employee working for a mattress manufacturer was placing mattress in plastic between the jaws of a bag heat sealer in the QA section of the facility. The employee caught his left middle finger in the heat sealer jaws as they closed. The employee amputated his fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jaw, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Partial Amputation, Plastic, Sealing Machine, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1465397.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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