Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103564.015 - Employee catches thumb in baler chain and suffers partial am

Accident Summary Nr: 103564.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 11/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281151.015	12/01/2017		453310	Goodwill Industries Of Greater Cleveland & East Central Ohio Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on November 19, 2017, an employee was assisting a coworker with feeding bale wire through the back of a Max-Pak vertical baler. The employee's left hand was caught by the ejection chain of the baler and he suffered a broken left thumb and several lacerations to his middle finger. Gangrene set in and the employee's thumb was partially amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Baler, Caught By, Chain, Finger, Laceration, Nip Point, Thumb, Wire Strander

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1281151.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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