Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94375.015 - Employee's fingers are amputated when rollers activate

Accident Summary Nr: 94375.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 03/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221691.015	03/29/2017		322211	Packaging Corporation Of America

Abstract: At 12:35 p.m. on March 23, 2017, Employee #1 was working on the Number 165 Massenzana printing press. The ink sensor was malfunctioning so the employee came to troubleshoot and clean off the sensor. As he pulled on the wire to the sensor, the rollers activated, and the employee's left hand was pulled into the anilox and rubber ink rollers. Employee #1 sustained a three finger amputation to his left hand. The accident was unwitnessed.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Printing Press, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1221691.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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