Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170615926 - Employee's hand lacerated in paper shredder

Accident Summary Nr: 170615926 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119973295	03/05/1996	8331	0	Able Industries

Abstract: At 3:55 p.m. on October 2, 1995, Employee #1 and four coworkers were operating a Destroyit 4104 paper shredder at Able Industries, Visalia, CA. Employee #1 was assigned to load paper onto the conveyor that carried it into the shredder. During this process, he decided to move to the output side of the shredder to assist a coworker in changing a bag full of shred. Before removing the bag, Employee #1 reached below the guard and into the area the shredded paper passes to pull the remaining scraps into the bag. As he did this a trainee hit the REVERSE button. Employee #1's hand was pulled into the shredder and severely lacerated.

Keywords: PAPER SHREDDER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, UNTRAINED, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119973295			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Assemblers

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