Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129052.015 - Employee amputates hand when caught in pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 129052.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1490354.015	08/28/2020		322291	Georgia-Pacific

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was adjusting the third coater landing side wipe. The employee stepped into a walkway inside the machine. While adjusting the wipe, the employee's hand slipped into the roller nip point while the machine was energized. The employee amputated a hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Energized, Hand, Nip Point, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1490354.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury

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