Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822955 - Employee Suffers Finger Amputation and Burns

Accident Summary Nr: 200822955 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 02/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308148915	02/25/2005	3089	326199	Rideau Packaging, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 25, 2005, Employee #1, a packaging machine operator, was trying to pull a piece of jammed Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) packaging film material from the machine when her hand got caught between two rollers, one of which was heated. The machine was not properly guarded at the in-running nip-point, with a guard opening that was 10.25-in. high and 2.5-ft wide. There was a pinch point inside the machine within arm's reach. Employee #1 was wearing latex gloves to prevent irritation from the detergent product. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation of her left index finger and burns to three other fingers, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, AMPUTATED, STOP SWITCH, FINGER, GLOVE, PACKING HOUSE, JAMMED, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308148915			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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