Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170153423 - Employee's finger crushed in belt/pulley drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170153423 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112158779	04/07/1992	3861	0	Smead Manufacturing Co.

Abstract: At about 10:45 a.m. on April 1, 1992, Employee #1, a 32-year-old machine operator for Smead Manufacturing Co., was cleaning a machine part on a folding machine. She dropped the part inside the running machine, then tried to retrieve the part. One of the employee's fingers was exposed to an in-running belt and pulley drive and was crushed. Employee #1 also sustained a cut on her hand. She was taken to a clinic for treatment. The belt drive was properly guarded from the outside. The employer was advised to retrain the employees to prevent future accidents.

Keywords: BELT, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LACERATION, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112158779			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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