Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126786250 - Wasatch Container Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 126786250

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 04/06/1998

Site Address:
Wasatch Container Inc.
645 N. 400 W.
North Salt Lake, UT 84054

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2653

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362649048

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201560190

Event: 04/02/1998

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS AMPUTATION OF FINGERS

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126786250			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Lathe and turning machine set-up operators

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