Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127474.015 - Employee cuts arm when changing knife on paper binding machi

Accident Summary Nr: 127474.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481882.015	07/02/2020		322233	Norcom, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 a.m. on June 25, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a paper products manufacturer was installing a trim knife on Machine 18, a composition notebook machine. While reaching into the machine, the employee believed he felt something crawling on his arm and quickly pulled his arm away. As he pulled his arm out of the machine, he struck it against the trim knife blade. The employee lacerated his right lower arm and was hospitalized to treat a lacerated artery and nerve damage.

Keywords: Arm, Artery, Blade, Knife, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Nerve damage, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Paper Binding Machin, Paper Machine, Protective Clothing, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1481882.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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