Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455000 - 2 FINGERS CRUSHED AND 2 AMPUTATED BY FEED ROLLS

Accident Summary Nr: 14455000 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/15/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101917151	01/15/1986	5093	0	Alter Council Bluffs. Inc.

Abstract: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE (REPLACING A PIN) ON A MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH FEED ROLLS. THEY USED A PIN WHICH WAS ONLY 13 INCHES LONG TO SEPARATE THE FEED ROLLS WHILE THEY WORKED BETWEEN THEM. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO USE A PIN 24 INCHES LONG AND EQUIPPED WITH A HANDLE. BECAUSE OF THEIR ERROR, EMPLOYEE #1'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BY THE FEED ROLLS. HE SUFFERED 2 FINGERS AMPUTATED AND 2 OTHERS CRUSHED.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PIN, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101917151			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crane and tower operators

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