Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94444.015 - Employee amputates finger when clearing jam from die machine

Accident Summary Nr: 94444.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 02/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215264.015	03/24/2017		322215	Ajm Packaging Corporation

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on February 27, 2017, an employee was removing scrap from a jammed die machine while it was still running. As he reached his right hand under the scrap chute, the employee's right thumb was amputated just below the first joint.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught By, Die Blades, Finger, Guard, Lockout/Tagout, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215264.015	19	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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