Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140167 - Employee's finger severed by winding thread

Accident Summary Nr: 201140167 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120160148	03/04/1997	2269	0	Saba Textiles

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing accumulated thread that had become jammed in the area to the left of the rewinding spool of thread at the top of a machine. As he was cutting the jammed thread, it started to wind around his left small finger and, ultimately, severed his finger below the knuckle. Employee #1 required hospitalization

Keywords: SEVERED, THREADING MACHINE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120160148			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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