Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114660.015 - Employee crushes two fingers while cleaning grease from line

Accident Summary Nr: 114660.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386710.015	03/21/2019		812320	Alsco Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on March 14, 2019, an employee was cleaning excess grease from a linen ironing machine. He opened an access door to the machine to wipe off excess grease. The rag he was using to wipe off the grease was caught up in unprotected rotating machine gears and pulled his left hand between two rotating gears. The employee was hospitalized and suffered crushing injuries to the index and middle fingers on the left hand eventually resulting in the tips of the fingers being removed during surgery.

Keywords: Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Door, Finger, Fingertip, Gear, Hand, Ironing Machine, Lockout, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1386710.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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