OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221451586

114731 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

INDIANAPOLIS, IN· 2022-01-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Saw, Sawblade, Struck By, Unguarded
NAICS: 423830
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345832117
Employer profile: 114731 - INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
Summary number: 221451586
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip on unguarded trim saw blade

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 p.m. on January 22, 2022, an employee was operating a trim saw with an unguarded blade when he struck his hand against the blade. The employee amputated his pinky fingertip and lacerated his ring finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
727

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