Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134656.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught in ribbon

Accident Summary Nr: 134656.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517844.015	03/02/2021		313310	Berwick Offray Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 p.m. on February 26, 2021, an employee was monitoring the material coming out of the kiln and onto the letdown rollers. The employee noticed a buildup of access ribbon that was caught around a rotating drive shaft and decided to attempt to remove it. While reaching up, the employee got her left middle finger caught in the ribbon and cut the tip of her finger off. The employee was driven to the hospital, where she was treated and released. The tip of her middle finger was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Drive Shaft, Finger, Fingertip, Kiln, Reaching, Removing, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517844.015	54	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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