Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139156.015 - Employee amputates tip of left index finger on rotating belt

Accident Summary Nr: 139156.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1535838.015	06/10/2021		323111	Lake County Press, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on May 26, 2021, an employee was running the Bobst Folder/Gluer machine when he noticed a noise coming from the equipment. The employee reached below the frame to adjust a bottom support bar, and his left hand came into contact with a rotating belt and pulley. The incident resulted in an amputation of the tip of the employee's left index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Machine Guarding, Pulley, Reach, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1535838.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Printing machine operators

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