Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141959 - Employee injured when fingertip amputated by sealing ram

Accident Summary Nr: 201141959 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300849643	01/25/2001	2759	0	International Color Posters

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on January 15, 2001, two employees were operating a vinyl sheet sealing machine. One employee was operating the control buttons and Employee #1 was helping him to keep the vinyl sheets aligned properly during the sealing process. Employee #1 was holding the two edges of the vinyl sheet while the operator brought the sealing ram down. Employee #1's right index fingertip was caught underneath the ram, and he lost about half an inch of his fingertip, including the nail, in this accident. Employee #1 was taken to the Irvine Medical Center, where the severed part was reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SEALING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300849643			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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