Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 824219 - EMPLOYEE FOOT AMPUTATED IN NIP POINT

Accident Summary Nr: 824219 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 08/22/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104472089	09/13/1989	2657	0	Chesapeake Fiber Packing Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting Employee #2 in the operation of a Woodland Jogger Aerator. The machine is used for squaring and aerating cardboard materials in preparation for additional operations. During the machines operation it is inverted and at this point a nip point is created between the edge of the base of the machine and the edge of the floor, the machine is mounted in a depressed area. Employee #1 walked up to the side of the machine and tried to remove a pallet and was unable to, at which point Employee #2 who was operating the machine opened the machine further and Employee #1's left foot was caught in the nip point.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, NIP POINT, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104472089			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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