Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157310 - Employee Suffers Amputation of Finger Tip

Accident Summary Nr: 201157310 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300861796	04/03/2003	7389	325998	Pouches, Inc.

Abstract: On March 21, 2003, Employee #1 was operating Towelette Machine Number 3. Employee #1 was standing in front of this machine facing the roll of foiled pouches that were mechanically moving in a vertical downward motion. The moist towelettes feed into the pouches during this process. At the time of injury, Employee #1 was attempting to realign a roll of foiled pouches through the knife blade path and his finger was cut. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of his left index finger when the finger came in contact with a knife blade. Employee #1 was treated at the hospital and released.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300861796			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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