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Accident Summary Nr: 14460083 - FRACTURED HAND AGAINST FRAME OF EXTRUDING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14460083 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 08/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14823306	08/27/1985	2261	0	W. L. Gore & Associates Incorporated

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS REMOVING THE DIES FROM AN EXTRUDING MACHINE FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING. THE DIES ARE MOUNTED WITH ALLEN-HEAD BOLTS AND TIGHTENED TO 175 TO 180 POUNDS OF TORQUE. HE WAS USING AN ALLEN SOCKET ON A RATCHET TYPE WRENCH. THE SOCKET AND THE ALLEN BOLT HEADS WERE WORN. WHILE LOOSENING THE BOLTS, THE WRENCH SLIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WENT FORWARD AND STRUCK AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE EXTRUDER. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS HAND. HE HAD SUFFERED ABOUT 25 SIMILAR MISHAPS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.

Keywords: WRENCH, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, SLIP, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14823306			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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