Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125549.015 - Employee cutting film amputates finger when pulled into mach

Accident Summary Nr: 125549.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472891.015	04/22/2020		339999	Republic Bag Manufacturing

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on April 15, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a bag manufacturer was in the process of changing a roll of film on the Gamma Winder, Admin # L-13. The employee was adjusting the machine for a new order. During adjustments, the employee must use a J-Knife to cut the film since the Gamma Winder will not perform perforations of the film during adjustments. While the employee attempted to cut the film, the film roll pulled back while the employee was holding on to it. The employee amputated her left-hand middle finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Cutting, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Pinch Point, Pinched, Plastic, Pulled In, Roll, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472891.015	57	F	Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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