Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496304 - Employee Gets Leg Amputation by Baler

Accident Summary Nr: 201496304 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/25/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315074310	03/28/2012	2653	322211	International Paper Company

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on October 25, 2011, Employee #1 of International Paper Company was operating a baler when the baler's chute had become jammed with scraps of trim coming from the corrugators. Employee #1 had been standing on the ledge and the open main chutes door frame approximately 4 feet 11 inches above the working floor surface to un-jam the baler chute with a 5 ft. pole. The ram of the baler had cycled as Employee #1 was un-jamming the scraped cardboard when his right leg was caught and crushed. Employee #1 was transported by Air Ambulance to Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA. emergency room for treatment of his injuries and admitted.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, JAMMED, BALER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315074310			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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