Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130760.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when feeding thermoforming

Accident Summary Nr: 130760.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498678.015	10/29/2020		326199	Huhtamaki Incorporated

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on October 5, 2020, an employee was feeding a sheet into the conveyor. The sheet buckled on his side of the conveyor. The employee had already placed the conveyor in "run" mode, and when he attempted to pull the sheet down, the conveyor caught the sheet and pulled his hand into the conveyor. The employee suffered a left-hand index finger amputation, a middle finger fracture, and a ring finger laceration. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Conveyor, Feeding, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Pulled In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498678.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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