Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201560190 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS AMPUTATION OF FINGERS

Accident Summary Nr: 201560190 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126786250	04/06/1998	2653	0	Wasatch Container Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 2, 1998, the Flox-O-Folder machine at a container company became jammed with product (corrugated paper boxes). An operator shut down the entire machine and began to remove the jam. The main operator, Employee #1, moved the stack of folded and glued cardboard boxes down the conveyor belt. The boxes broke free and proceeded to move down the belt. Employee #1's left hand became caught between the stack of cardboard boxes and the pulley system causing partial amputation of his left index and middle fingers. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BOARD, LATHE, AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, JAMMED, PULLEY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126786250			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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