Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123395 - Employee Is Injured When Left Thumb Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201123395 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300835956	07/25/2001	2789	0	The Gluers, Llc

Abstract: On June 29, 2010, Employee #1 was using KOLBUS book binding machine. Employee #1 reached into the binding machine to clean a sensor light that was covered with paper dusts while the machine still running. When Employee #1 reached in the machine to wipe it, his left thumb was amputated by the machine's grinder blade. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, DUST, FINGER, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, PAPER BINDING MACHIN, POINT OF OPERATION, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300835956			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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