Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201053535 - Employee's Fingers Amputated When Caught in Nip Point

Accident Summary Nr: 201053535 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119788206	02/03/2000	2599	0	Goldenberg Group Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 27, 1999, Employee #1 observed that a piece of Baltic Birch drawer side was not passing through the paint application roller. Employee #1 manually pushed the drawer side through the rollers with his right hand. His right hand got caught into the in-running roller nip point between the two in-running rollers. His right hand was pulled into the roller. Employee #1 attempted to pull his hand out of the in-running rollers and suffered a crush injury and amputation to his right index finger and thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, THUMB, PAINT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119788206			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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