Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145528.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 145528.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575564.015	01/27/2022		322220	Endpak Packaging, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 18, 2021, an employee was working as a feeder/assistant operator for a Pinch Bottomer Machine. The employee was cleaning the left over glue residue in the machine where the paper bag is prepared and sealed by the compressor roller. As the employee was cleaning the surface, her glove got pulled in by the compressor roller crushing and degloving her index and middle fingers. The employee's index and middle fingers on her left hand were surgically amputated. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Crushed, Crushing, Degloving, Finger, Glove, Glue, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Sealing Machine, Surgical Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1575564.015	48	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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