Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961803 - Employee's fingers injured between lathe bed and roller

Accident Summary Nr: 200961803 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 02/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302014972	02/26/1998	3069	0	Bottcher America Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a Victor lathe to trim a rubber roll. He had trimmed about 10 in., working from the tail end toward the head of the machine. The carriage was set to run from right to left. Employee #1 was removing trimmings from under the roll and the bed of the lathe when his right hand became caught between the roll and the bed. He sustained injuries to his thumb and to his index and middle fingers, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: LATHE, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302014972			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Lathe and turning machine operators

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