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Accident Summary Nr: 201509148 - Employee Amputates Fingers in Paper Baler

Accident Summary Nr: 201509148 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312355423	02/19/2009	5093	423930	Northern California Paper Recyclers, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on February 11, 2009, Employee #1, a baler operator, was operating a Nexgen Tieger auto-tie paper baler and was checking the wires of the baler. He reached into the tie system and his thumb, index finger, and middle finger were amputated. He was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, THUMB, LOCKOUT, BALER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312355423			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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