Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201202439 - Employee is injured while operating hot press

Accident Summary Nr: 201202439 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306967092	10/24/2003	2679	322299	Georgia Pacific Corp

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on October 22, 2003, Employee #1 was reaching through the pie rack and into the press of a hot press to straighten a load. The machine was turned on and as the presses started closing and moving upward, the employee's fingers were crushed between the plates and his arm was broken by the stationary pie racks as the plates moved upward. After a period of time, the employee was freed from the press and transported to a local hospital. He was hospitalized where three of his fingers were amputated and surgery was performed on his broken arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306967092			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Pressing machine operators

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