Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476172 - Worker Lacerates Finger in Paper Manufacturing Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202476172 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 06/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312661408	07/14/2009	2676	322291	Solaris Paper Inc

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on June 27, 2009, Employee #1, a machine operator, was unjamming a tissue paper log, 9 ft long and 10 in. in diameter, from a FUTURA #2 machine in a production area of a manufacturer of tissue papers and towels in Santa Fe Springs, CA. A diverter metal plate fell and closed down on his right hand, lacerating his right index finger. Employee #1 had been employed about six months as a machine operator before the accident. Investigations revealed that the diverter metal plate in the FUTURA #2 machine was not blocked against inadvertent movement during clearing/unjamming work, as required by regulation.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, JAMMED, LACERATION, PAPER, PAPER MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312661408			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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