Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882161 - Employee's hand injured when caught in rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170882161 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119868768	10/27/1994	5461	0	Phoenix Bakery

Abstract: Employee #1, of Phoenix Bakery, was cleaning a dough hopper on a machine that was running unattended. The safety hopper lid was in the up position and the safety interlock on the hopper lid was not working. Employee #1 used a plastic scraper and a brush to clean the dough cutting parts and the top of the table. When a coworker took these tools, Employee #1 got a rag and started cleaning. Her rag got caught in the rollers and her hand was drawn in and became wedged in the rollers. She was hospitalized.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, HAND, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119868768			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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