Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143176.015 - Employee amputates fingertip in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 143176.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575013.015	01/07/2022		331318	Handi-Foil Corp. Dba Handi-Foil Of America

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee was threading aluminum foil through a machine (Inter Folder #403). The employee had his right hand on the rollers, trying to gauge where to place the paper, and his left hand holding the jogger control. The employee put his finger where the roller was, and the roller had a blade on it. The employee pressed jog with one hand, and the other hand got struck with the blade on the roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to the right middle finger tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575013.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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