Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202540621 - Employee Amputates Toe in Press

Accident Summary Nr: 202540621 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126154970	05/06/2009	2631	322130	Inpac Container Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on April 20, 2009, Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning the rollers and replenishing the paint of the folder-taper machine. As Employee #1 was applying the paint, he leaned on a pipe to maintain balance and noticed that the back rollers of the machine was activated. The shoelace of his right shoe was pulled in between the rollers. Employee #1 immediately tried to pull it out as hard as he could and yelled to stop the machine. A coworker stopped the machine and loosened the rollers using a wrench. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and transported him to a hospital. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation of his right toe, but was reattached by a surgeon. He was hospitalized for five days following the surgery.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TOE, PRESS, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126154970			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Printing machine operators

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