Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725170 - Employee injured when hand caught in slitter machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170725170 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125741348	04/26/2002	3448	0	California Expanded Metal Products Co. Dba Cemco

Abstract: On December 5, 2001, Employee #1, a slitter machine operator, was working for a manufacturer of metal studs and other metal products. Just before the accident, he finished jogging a 48-inch coil into the slitter knives. However, since the leading edge of the coil curved downward instead of going between the slitter knives, Employee #1 told his helper to jog the machine in reverse while he pushed up the edge of the coil. The helper inadvertently jogged it forward and Employee #1's right hand was caught by the slitter, causing fractures and lacerations to his thumb and index fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, SLITTER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125741348			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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