Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133207.015 - Employee injures hand when pulled through rollers, thumb is

Accident Summary Nr: 133207.015 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 01/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514337.015	02/10/2021		423510	Kloeckner Metals Corporation

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 30, 2021, an employee was cleaning rollers with a rag. The employee instructed an assistant to jog the rollers. When the assistant did so, the rag that the employee was holding got pulled into the rollers. The employee was unable to release the rag before it pulled his hand through the rollers. The employee's right hand was smashed, resulting in the employee having to have multiple surgeries and having his thumb amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cleaning, Crushed, Hand, Pulled In, Rag, Roller--Mach/Part, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514337.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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