Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14463830 - FINGERS AMPUTATED BY VERTICAL ROTATING KNIVES

Accident Summary Nr: 14463830 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14698070	03/01/1984	5039	0	Cma Supply Co Inc

Abstract: ON FEBRUARY 23,1984, AT ABOUT 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SLITTING 3' X 5' SHEETS OF EXPANSION JOINT MATERIAL (ASPHALT IMPREGNATED FIBER BOARD) ON THE FIVE KNIFE SLITTER, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTION OF THE SHOP. HE WAS WORKING ALONE SO THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO WHAT HAPPENED. SOMEHOW HIS FINGERS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE KNIVES, AMPUTATING THEM. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN SINCE THE EMPLOYER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE EMPLOYEE TO BE INTERVIEWED.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, SLITTER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14698070			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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