Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118056 - Employee's Fingers Amputated by Mill Machine Rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201118056 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314604	08/06/2004	3675	334414	Johanson Dielectrics

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on June 28, 2004, Employee #1, with Johanson Dielectrics, was cleaning rollers after finished his batch on mill machine #1 (Serial Number 23868) in the ink room. The machine was on and the nip point guard was not installed. At the end of the cleaning, the injured tried to clean the side of rollers from the top. His latex glove was caught between the rollers, injuring his fingers. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Holy Cross Hospital for the amputation of the tips of his right ring and little fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120314604			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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