Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481413 - Employee's finger amputated by forming board

Accident Summary Nr: 201481413 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125871145	12/07/1998	2679	0	Gaylord Container Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 P.M. on September 27, 1998, Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor at a paper maker, was holding a 3 in. screw underneath a forming board. The forming board had been lifted with a crane. Employee #1 was directing the crane operator to lower the forming board when it "got stuck". The board suddenly loosened, moved downward, and impacted the middle finger of Employee #1's left hand. A portion of his middle finger was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital.

Keywords: BOARD, AMPUTATED, FINGER, STUCK, PAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125871145			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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