Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133385.015 - Employee?s hand is crushed by machine cylinder

Accident Summary Nr: 133385.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 02/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515383.015	02/18/2021		332439	Skolnik Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on February 12, 2021, Employee #1, while cycling the Remy Hooper/Flanger machine, placed his right hand on top of the hooper. The machine cylinder retracted, crushing three fingers on the employee's right hand. The employee was treated for the injury, but the severity of the injury required further medical attention. The machine cylinder's movement caused the injury, and appropriate safeguards should have been in place to prevent such an incident.

Keywords: Automatic Machine, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Crushed, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515383.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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