Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131878.015 - Employee incurs arm amputation due to entanglement in machin

Accident Summary Nr: 131878.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 12/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507530.015	12/21/2020		326220	Denaka Partners, Lp

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on December 17, 2020, an employee was adjusting the depth of the knife blade when his left hand and arm became caught in the rotating product as it wound around a spool. The incident resulted in the complete amputation of the employee's left arm. The lack of adequate machine guarding contributed to the severity of the injury.

Keywords: Amputation, Arm, Automatic Machine, Blade, Caught In, Knife, Machine Guarding, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Spool, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1507530.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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