Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170738546 - Employee's fingertips amputated by skein spinner

Accident Summary Nr: 170738546 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119849651	09/19/1994	2273	0	Bentley Mills

Abstract: At 4:05 a.m. on September 15, 1994, Employee #1 was working at his extractor machine, which dries skeins by spinning them. The process involved raising the lid, inserting the material, closing the lid, and pushing the spin cycle start button. Working alone, Employee #1 had a load in the extractor. He pushed the stop button; the spinning cycle was stopped by an interlock when the lid is raised. The interlock failed and he tried to take material out of the machine while it was still spinning. The spinner cut off three fingertips. Employee #1 was sent to Queen of the Valley Hospital, treated, and released. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119849651			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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