Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135743.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between blanket and

Accident Summary Nr: 135743.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 05/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1532008.015	05/19/2021		322211	Hartmann U.S., Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on May 15, 2021, an employee working as a printing machine operator for a box manufacturer was attempting to change a print blanket. The employee caught his left middle finger between the blanket and the plate drum. The employee received medical attention without hospitalization for a crushed finger with an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Crushed, Drum, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Printer, Printing, Printing Press, Production Line, Steel Plate, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532008.015	46	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous printing machine operators

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