Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143757.015 - Employee amputates finger in pinch point of pressure pounder

Accident Summary Nr: 143757.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576762.015	02/08/2022		322299	Psix, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee was packing rolls of receipt paper when he reached into the pressure pounder to pull the rolls out. The employee caught his left hand in a pinch point and amputated his middle finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Engineering Controls, Finger, High Pressure, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Paper Machine, Paper Roll, Pinched, Reaching

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1576762.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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