Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120564.015 - Employee partially amputates thumb when caught between rolle

Accident Summary Nr: 120564.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436700.015	10/08/2019		337215	Unarco Material Handling Inc

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on August 10, 2019, Employee #1 was working on the forming mill of the mill line. He was removing burs from a roller using a sand stone while the machine was in normal operation. Employee #1's fingers became caught between the rollers at the ingoing nip point of the rollers. He sustained partial amputation of his right thumb and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Forming Machine, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Maintenance, Metal, Milling Machine, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Roller--Mach/Part, Sander, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1436700.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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