Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200963288 - Employee injured when hand caught in machine rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 200963288 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302886858	10/27/1999	3479	0	Chesapeake Finished Metals, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning brown "Seven" off of a chrome roller which applies a corrosion inhibitor chemical onto two rubber coated rollers which in turn coat coils of steel. Employee #1 was wearing a glove while using a "Scotch Brite" cleaning pad to polish the chrome roller when his right hand was caught by the nip point of the rollers. Four fingers were crushed and the flesh of his hand was degloved. The first joint of his thumb required amputation from the injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLOVE, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302886858			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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