Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123667.015 - Employee amputates two fingers in paper cutting machine

Accident Summary Nr: 123667.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460311.015	02/03/2020		423690	Heilind Electronics

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on January 28, 2020, an employee was clearing a paper jam from a paper cutting machine when a coworker activated the jam toggle button which caused the blades to actuate. As the employee reached in to the point of operation of the machine, he made contact with the cutter blades. The employee suffered a partial left thumb and full index finger amputation and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Clearing, Finger, Jammed, Machine operator, Paper Cutter, Partial Amputation, Point Of Operation, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460311.015	23	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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