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Accident Summary Nr: 137091.015 - Employee's hand is caught in baler mechanism, resulting in s

Accident Summary Nr: 137091.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527835.015	04/28/2021		322220	Westrock California, Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 7, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a forklift when he heard an emergency siren in building #3, indicating a problem with the baler. He attempted to reset the wires on the drive side of the machine (control panel side) when the tie cycle of the baler was activated. As Employee #1 was pushing on the wire, his right hand became caught and was pushed by the force of the mechanism. He sustained a severe laceration to his right hand and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Baler, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Forklift, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1527835.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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