Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170208730 - Employee's hand becomes infected following laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 170208730 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/20/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111829933	04/16/1991	2752	0	International Paper Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a jogger for International Paper, forcefully struck his hand against a machine, resulting in the loss of a chunk of skin from his finger. The cut subsequently became infected. Employee #1 had been taking antibiotics for a staph infection, and it was thought that this existing condition directly contributed to the onset of a new infection. He had sustained many paper cuts in the past, none of which had become infected.

Keywords: FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, PAPER MACHINE, HAND, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111829933			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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