Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126786250 - Wasatch Container Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

At 1:00 p.m. on April 2, 1998, the Flox-O-Folder machine at a container company became jammed with product (corrugated paper boxes). An operator shut down the entire machine and began to remove the jam. The main operator, Employee #1, moved the stack of folded and glued cardboard boxes down the conveyor belt. The boxes broke free and proceeded to move down the belt. Employee #1's left hand became caught between the stack of cardboard boxes and the pulley system causing partial amputation of his left index and middle fingers. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BOARD, LATHE, AMPUTATED, MACHINIST, JAMMED, PULLEY, HAND