Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190789 - Employee's finger cut in automatic module machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170190789 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119774792	07/16/1996	3542	0	Creftcon Industries

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 10, 1996, Employee #1, of Crefton Industries, was in the production department trying to remove a jammed nut or part from the index table of automatic module machine #4. He reached into the machine with his right hand and suffered a deep cut on his index finger. Employee #1 did not use any hand tools to clear the jam; he later stated that he had manually cleared such jams in the past. The air supply and power to the machine had not been locked out prior to his working on the machine.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HAND TOOL, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119774792			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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