Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143230.015 - Employee lacerates fingers when caught in leveling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 143230.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/19/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575299.015	01/27/2022		332322	Central Expanded Metal Inc

Abstract: At 5:22 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was feeding an expanded metal part which was coming out of an 5B Extender machine into a leveler machine. The employee caught his fingers on the part, which caused the machine rollers to pull this hand into the leveler. The employee lacerated his fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Guard, Hand, Inexperience, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Metal, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575299.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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