Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123853.015 - Employee amputates two fingers while adjusting running machi

Accident Summary Nr: 123853.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 02/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461884.015	02/10/2020		322212	Westrock Company Of Texas

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on February 4, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a box manufacturer was adjusting a belt on the Zerand Cutter Machine while it was in operation. The employee caught his right hand in the belt. He amputated his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Catch Point, Caught Between, Caught In, Energized, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Paper Cutter, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461884.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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