Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141551.015 - Employee amputates fingers in sheeter

Accident Summary Nr: 141551.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 11/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566336.015	12/01/2021		322121	South Coast Paper North East

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 9, 2021, an employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeter, Model ECH WILL SLK 460 XL-175 8R, Serial Number 00480450. The employee was trying to exit from underneath the machine and raised his right hand. His right hand was caught in the nip section between the belts and rollers, crushing his fingers. Three of his right fingers got amputated. The employee was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Finger, Hand, Nip Point, Paper Cutter, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1566336.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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