Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170150494 - Employee's thumb degloved by rollers while cleaning

Accident Summary Nr: 170150494 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119932861	12/04/1992	3295	0	Polycarbon Inc.

Abstract: On November 30, 1992, Employee #1, of Polycarbon, Inc., was cleaning a roller coating machine with three coworkers, at the end of the shift. To clean the machine, employees pour water on the rollers, run the machine, and then rub the rollers with rags. Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers with a rag while the machine was running. His rag got caught in the rollers and dragged his right thumb in, degloving his right thumb down to and including the base of his thumb. Employee #1 was new to the job and had not been trained.

Keywords: CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ABRASION, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119932861			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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