Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14330484 - EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM AMPUTATED WHEN CAUGHT IN ROLLER

Accident Summary Nr: 14330484 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 09/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18223818	09/20/1989	2261	0	Miller Fabrics

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers of a napping machine while the machine was still in operation. A tension roller that the material rolls across (90 in. long by 6.75 in. deep) caught the employee's sweater. The tension roller was moving at approximately 60 revolutions per minute when it caught Employee #1's sweater pulling her arm into the machine. Employee #1's right arm was amputated at the shoulder.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, MILL--PLANT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18223818			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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