Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100948 - Employee's Fingers Amputated By Electric Paper Cutter

Accident Summary Nr: 201100948 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125671164	01/22/1999	2752	0	Total Printing

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an electric guillotine paper cutter at a small printing company. Employee #1 reached in to remove some note pads that he had just cut. The blade of the paper cutter came down onto Employee #1's right hand as he was removing the note pads. Four of Employee #1's fingers were cut off by the paper cutter blade. The owner used a wrench to move the blade up and off of Employee #1's hand. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital where the doctors reattached his fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUILLOTINE SHEAR, BLADE, PAPER MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125671164			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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