Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130044.015 - Employee crushes hand when caught in belt, is later amputate

Accident Summary Nr: 130044.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473424.015	04/27/2020		322291	Purchasing 411, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:20 a.m. on April 17, 2020, an employee was inside the belt area of a toilet paper re-winder machine to clean the belts with a cloth. The machine was not able to start while the door was open, due to a safety interlock system. However, the machine could operate when the door to the belt area was closed. A coworker closed the door and turned the machine on while the employee was inside the belt area of the machine. The employee's hands were drawn into the moving belt. The employee's right hand was crushed and subsequently amputated. The employee also sustained contusions to the left fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Cleaning, Cloth, Contusion, Crushed, Finger, Hand, Interlock, Machine operator, Moving Object, Unguarded Live Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1473424.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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