Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791290 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS AMPUTATION OF FINGER

Accident Summary Nr: 201791290 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126130590	04/23/1998	2621	0	Jefferson Smurfit Corporation

Abstract: Around 7:15 p.m. on April 2, 1998, Employee #1 was working on an Autoflyte-36 machine in Department #1. He was trying to feed the tail from the paper break into the machine when his right middle finder got caught in the pinch point of the rope and pulley drive. This resulted in an amputation of his right middle finger. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital by the paramedics.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, PAPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126130590			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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