Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111622 - Employee injured when hand caught by conveyor rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201111622 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119937597	02/10/1999	5122	0	Maly'S

Abstract: At approximately 6:15 a.m. on February 2, 1999, Employee #1 was working at a packaging conveyor line. The line was in operation and boxes were being filled and taped. In an attempt to clean the plastic popcorn-type packing material from the rollers of the conveyor system, the employee brushed the material off the system using his fingers. The employee's fingers were caught by the rollers and drawn into the space below them. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises and abrasions to his right hand. The injuries required surgery, including grafting.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ABRASION, CONVEYOR, HAND, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119937597			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Hand packers and packagers

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