Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 892646 - Employee's fingertips amputated by rotating knife

Accident Summary Nr: 892646 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104443973	12/01/1989	2631	0	Simkins Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on November 20, 1989, heavy paper being made on the #2 paper making machine was jamming and piling up ahead of the rotating knife that cuts the paper into sheets. Employee #1 took hold of the paper and tried to pull it away from the knife. The knife caught the paper and pulled it. Employee #1's left hand was pulled into the machine and struck the knife, which amputated the ring and middle fingertips.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, PAPER MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104443973			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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