Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95257.015 - Employee catches hand in baler and amputates his hand

Accident Summary Nr: 95257.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 03/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221284.015	03/30/2017		562920	Cascade Recovery U.S., Inc.

Abstract: On March 30, 2017, an employee was operating a baler machine, watching the baling wire spools to ensure they did not run out of wire. The employee installed a new spool of baling wire on the back of the machine and then threaded the new wire through the eyelets, twisting the new wire onto the old wire when the machine cycled severing his left hand.

Keywords: Amputation, Baler, Caught In, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Paper Machine, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1221284.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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