Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142485.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb while clearing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 142485.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1571147.015	01/05/2022		561910	Thermo Pac, Llc

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on December 28, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam from a Tiro-mat machine when he placed his right thumb into the machine and came into contact with the serrated blade. The employee partially amputated his thumb, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Guard, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Safety Device, Sheared, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571147.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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