OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822668
TRI-STATE ENVELOPE OF MARYLAND INC
BELTSVILLE, MD·
Event description
Employee's fingers amputated in machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a web-style machine ream to make and pack envelopes. S he was at the packing station when the machine jammed. When she tried to clear t he machine, her hand was pulled into the roller and two fingers on her left hand were amputated at the first joint. Employee #1 had worked on this machine for a pproximately 6 months and was familiar with its operation.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 F
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 10
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 777
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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