Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170401186 - Employee's hand amputated when caught in rollers on machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170401186 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 01/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114140296	01/03/1996	3411	0	U.S. Can Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning rollers on a coater machine. The machine was not guarded and no lockout procedure was used. Employee #1's hand was amputated when it was caught between the in-running nip points of the rollers. Employee #1 was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where his hand was reattached.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114140296			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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