Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170069140 - Employee's fingers severed when yanked from shear

Accident Summary Nr: 170069140 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 08/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119520534	08/23/1995	2396	0	Wendell Textiles, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting material on a Seybold shear, serial #3624. The material was rolling up and the employee used his hands to hold it down until it was clamped. His foot pushed down the bar activating the clamp. His left hand was subsequently caught between the clamp and the material. He yanked it out, severing the ring and middle fingertips of the left hand.

Keywords: SEVERED, SHEAR, FINGER, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119520534			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Textile cutting machine operators

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