Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180848 - Employee's hand partially amputated between cylinder/roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170180848 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112155478	12/09/1991	2515	0	Hermann Mattress

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 6, 1991, Employee #1, of Kerman Mattress Co. Inc., was operating a garnett machine, which processes cotton into sheets to be used in mattresses. Portions of the cotton that was being run started to ball up at the point between the cylinders and the main roller. Employee #1 went to the trouble spot, raised the cover guard for the cylinders, and reached in to pull out the balled cotton. The cylinders and the main roller grabbed his fingers and pulled them in. The cylinders and roller chewed Employee #1's right hand to a point below the knuckles. His hand was partially amputated.

Keywords: GARNETT MACHINE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112155478			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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