Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130472.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while unjamming paper shredde

Accident Summary Nr: 130472.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 08/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498135.015	10/15/2020		323111	Westrock Company

Abstract: At 11:00 p.m. on August 13, 2020, an employee was operating a printing press when the automatic shredder jammed. The employee attempted to unclog the shredder and caught his hand in the machine. The employee amputated two fingers to the first knuckle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clogged, Finger, Hand, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Malfunction, Material Handling, Paper Shredder, Printer, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498135.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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