Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114006.015 - Employee's hand is injured when caught in rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 114006.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 02/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1381613.015	02/28/2019		325520	Adhesives Research, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:55 p.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was using a rag to clean the feed of a rubber roller. The rag became caught in the spinning parts of the roller, pulling his right hand between the rollers. As a result, the employee's hand was degloved and right thumb fractured. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injury.

Keywords: Degloving, Fracture, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1381613.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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