Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95501.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated during operation of manual pap

Accident Summary Nr: 95501.015 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 05/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232145.015	05/10/2017		325998	Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on May 8, 2017, an employee was making labels for containers and using a manual paper cutter to cut them out. During cutting, his left thumb went above the guard and came into contact with the cutter blade, resulting in its amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Blade, Finger, Manual Mat Handling, Paper Machine, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232145.015	32	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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