OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415516
SOUTH COAST PAPER NORTH EAST
BURLINGTON, NJ·
Event description
Employee amputates fingers in sheeter
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on November 9, 2021, an employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeter, Model ECH WILL SLK 460 XL-175 8R, Serial Number 00480450. The employee was trying to exit from underneath the machine and raised his right hand. His right hand was caught in the nip section between the belts and rollers, crushing his fingers. Three of his right fingers got amputated. The employee was hospitalized for three days.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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