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Accident Summary Nr: 200070654 - Employee's hand injured by metal conveyor belt and roller

Accident Summary Nr: 200070654 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 06/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302472022	06/08/1999	2111	0	Lorillard Tobacco Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning out the compacting end of the RC3 rotary millicutter machine at the end of her shift. The metal conveyor was put into reverse to back out any remaining tobacco and tobacco leftovers. Employee #1 had placed her hand inside the cleanout opening, palm up, when her glove became caught by the conveyor. Her hand was pulled into the conveyor, crushing three of her fingers where it turned against the rubber roller. She also fractured her wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302472022			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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