Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132734.015 - Employee partially amputates four fingers in rotary knives

Accident Summary Nr: 132734.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 11/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502079.015	11/12/2020		322219	Greif, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 5, 2020, an employee was attempting to clear scrap material from rotary knives. The employee accidently leaned onto the lever that turned the machine on, and his fingers were pulled through. The employee suffered a partial amputation of four fingers on his right hand and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Control Lever, Finger, Hand, Leaning over, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Scrap

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1502079.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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