Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 969618 - Employee's arm cut when caught between roller cutting bar

Accident Summary Nr: 969618 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105582514	03/29/1988	2673	0	Smurfit-Stone Container Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was the assistant operator for a Universal tuber. A wall of paper for a paper bag broke. After the paper had been rethreaded through the machine, Employee #1 stuck his hand into the machine to retrieve a piece of paper that had wrapped around one of the rollers of the tube cutting bar unit. Employee #1 did not follow policy and lock out the machine before clearing the machine. One of the machine stops was near Employee #1. Employee #1's right forearm was cut when the cutting bar came around. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery for the cut on his arm.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105582514			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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