Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719330 - Worker's finger pinched by falling wire bobbin

Accident Summary Nr: 170719330 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119915957	12/31/1993	3315	0	The Okonite Company

Abstract: At about 4:00 p.m. on December 14, 1993, Employee #1 was using a 1-ton overhead crane to place a 500-pound bobbin that contained aluminum wire into a machine that makes wire cable. The bobbin was hanging from two hooks situated on both sides of the bobbin's 3/4-inch rounded lip. To place the bobbin in the machine, Employee #1 had to align the two dog pins on the brake wheel with the two holes in the bobbin. To move the brake wheel, Employee #1 placed his left middle finger in an approximately 1 1/2-inch space between the bobbin and the brake wheel. The bobbin fell off the hooks and pinched his finger between it and the brake wheel. No tool was available to move the brake wheel so that Employee #1 could keep his fingers out of the danger zone.

Keywords: WHEEL, UNSECURED, FINGER, PINNED, WORK RULES, BOBBIN, OVERHEAD CRANE, CRANE OPERATOR, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119915957			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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