Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93899.015 - Employee amputates finger when unjamming packaging machine

Accident Summary Nr: 93899.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217360.015	03/15/2017		311612	Coblentz Distributing, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on March 10, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a grocery products wholesaler, was setting up a Rollstock packaging machine. A plastic package and film jammed in the machine's guillotine cutter area. Employee #1 lifted an unsecured guard in an attempt to clear the jam. As she reached under the guard, the cutter cycled and made contact with her left hand. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. She underwent outpatient surgery to treat the partial amputation of her left hand's ring and middle fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught In, Finger, Guillotine Shear, Jammed, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Work Rules

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217360.015	20	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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