Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134345.015 - Employee?s finger is caught in machine, resulting in amputat

Accident Summary Nr: 134345.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1521920.015	03/29/2021		322211	Westrock Box On Demand Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on March 23, 2021, Employee #1 was performing a changeover on a rotary cutting machine. While manually relocating the paper support as part of the setup process, the opposite end of the support fell off the machine, causing the end Employee #1 was holding to drop. His left ring finger was caught between the support bracket and the machine rails, resulting in an amputation back to the first joint. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Rail

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1521920.015	25	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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