OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221349749

Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Cutter,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nip Point,Paper,Paper Cutter,Paper Machine,Paper Roll,Reach,Reaching,Reaching In,Rotating Parts,Supervision,Supervisor,Training,Traumatic Amputation,Work Rules

2021-04-16T00:00:00

Event: Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Cutter,Engineering Controls,Finger,Fingertip,Instantaneous amputation,Jammed,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Nip Point,Paper,Paper Cutter,Paper Machine,Paper Roll,Reach,Reaching,Reaching In,Rotating Parts,Supervision,Supervisor,Training,Traumatic Amputation,Work Rules
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221349749
Report ID: 0728900

Event description

Employee clearing paper from slitter suffers amputation

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
779

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