Accident Report Detail

Accident: 145981.015 - Employee Amputates Fingers When Hand Is Pulled Into Nip Poin

**Accident: 145981.015 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/05/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1582402.015	03/08/2022	5211	114719 - Great Lakes Lamination

At 4:45 p.m. on January 5, 2022, an employee working on the line noticed the wal l paper had come undone and was sticking to the roll. He then attempted to pull the wall paper off of the roll before the glue set. While doing so, his sleeve g ot caught in the nip point between two rollers on the lamination line, pulling i n his hand. The employee was hospitalized to treat crush injuries, resulting in surgical amputation of his fingers.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, caught in, clothing, crushed, finger, hand, nip point, pulled in

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1582402.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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