Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170609341 - Employee crushes fingers in dough roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170609341 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120038112	08/08/1994	5142	0	Bakers Best Frozen Commodities

Abstract: Employee #1, of Bakers Best Frozen Commodities, had been assigned to place pie dough on a conveyor belt that was about 10 in. wide and moved very slowly toward a roller that made the dough a uniform thickness. Investigation indicates that when the conveyor became empty, the employee began stuffing dough manually onto the roller so the dough would reach the wheel faster. At one point, he reached too far into the pinch point and caught and crushed his fingers. The shut-off for the machine was out of his reach and he had to wait for someone else to stop the machine.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120038112			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roasting and baking machine operators, food

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