Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719702 - Employee pinches fingers between rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170719702 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119905958	05/05/1994	5122	0	Helix Medical, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a Bolling mill, serial # 13712. The mill, which had been used to mix silicone elastomer, had two 10 in. rollers and a bite distance of 3 in. The mill was in automatic mode and it started in the middle of a cycle, drawing Employee #1's left hand between the rollers and lacerating his left ring finger. He was transported by paramedics to a hospital, treated, and released. A citation under T8CCR 3314(a) was issued.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, LACERATION, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119905958			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Milling and planing machine operators

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