Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116258.015 - Employee catches hand in power rollers, amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 116258.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 05/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400829.015	05/14/2019		326113	Klockner Pentaplast Of America Inc

Abstract: At 5:10 a.m. on May 13, 2019, an employee was using a towel to wipe large chrome rollers on a calendar machine at their highest point near a gap between the rollers while they were rotating. The towel got caught in the gap and pulled the employee's fingers between the rollers. The employee fractured his left ring and middle fingers and crushed his left index finger requiring amputation and hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Crushed, Disconnecting Means, Emergency Stop, Finger, Fracture, Guard, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Point Of Operation, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400829.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.