OSHA Injury Report: Industrial Technologies Group (ITG) : Spartan - Plant

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was cutting labels on an anvil type paper cutter to be put into groups of 100 from a roll of 500 While pulling over another label to be cut up the employee lifted their hand and grazed the blade of the paper cutter with the top of the right middle finger and also nicked her right ring finger The blade sliced the finger open about 15 inches in length along the top of the middle finger The ring finger had about 05 inch laceration that was not deep enough for stitches Supervisor who is trained in first aid immediately tried to slowstop the bleeding by giving paper towels to employee to put pressure on the laceration Supervisor then called EHS Manager for assistance We then brought employee up to bathroom to wash out the laceration under cold water and used some wound seal to attempt to stop the bleeding again with pressure from gauze The bleeding continued through the wound seal and at that point we made the decision to take to clinic as it had not stopped after about 7 minutes E

What happened

Employee was cutting labels on an anvil type paper cutter to be put into groups of 100 from a roll of 500 While pulling over another label to be cut up the employee lifted their hand and grazed the blade of the paper cutter with the top of the right middle finger and also nicked her right ring finger The blade sliced the finger open about 15 inches in length along the top of the middle finger The ring finger had about 05 inch laceration that was not deep enough for stitches Supervisor who is trained in first aid immediately tried to slowstop the bleeding by giving paper towels to employee to put pressure on the laceration Supervisor then called EHS Manager for assistance We then brought employee up to bathroom to wash out the laceration under cold water and used some wound seal to attempt to stop the bleeding again with pressure from gauze The bleeding continued through the wound seal and at that point we made the decision to take to clinic as it had not stopped after about 7 minutes E

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Finger Right Middle FingerRight Ring Finger

Object or substance involved

Blade of anvil style paper cutter

Summary line

Employee was cutting labels on an anvil type paper cutter. The employee lifted their hand and grazed the blade of the paper cutter with the top of the right middle finger and also nicked her right ring finger causing a laceration requiring sutures.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.