Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170153076 - Employee's arm cut to the bone in paper cutter

Accident Summary Nr: 170153076 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112112412	12/18/1990	2782	0	Continental Binder & Specialty Corp.

Abstract: At about 4:00 p.m. on December 12, 1990, Employee #1 was using a Challenger paper cutter, serial #F4303, style F, size #305, to cut a 4 in. stack of vinyl. He was adjusting the stack when his left elbow hit the activation lever on the left side of the machine. His right arm was still in the cutter and was lacerated to the bone all the way up from the wrist. The cutter had a two-hand control, but it was not working.

Keywords: WORK RULES, TWO-HAND CONTROL, LACERATION, ARM, MECH MALFUNCTION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112112412			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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