Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14277453 - Employee's arm and hand amputated in card machine

Accident Summary Nr: 14277453 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 09/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17945577	09/24/1992	2281	0	Bristol Yarn Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing a stripping procedure on a card machine, cleaning the lint off the machine's rolls. The machine was on and the rollers were turning as the employee worked. The traverse, which vacuums off the lint, was going back and forth. Apparently, lint or some other item fell into the rollers. When Employee #1 reached into the rollers to retrieve the item, his right hand and arm were amputated up to the elbow. Employee #1 apparently misjudged the hazardous condition.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17945577			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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