Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141660 - Employee injured when hand crushed in calender machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 201141660 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300848272	04/04/2000	5084	0	Esterline Kirkhill Rubber Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was a windup operator on a calender used to make rubber sheets. He reached up to stop a backing material from wrinkling, and his right hand came in contact with the rollers' "bite". Employee #1's hand was drawn into the rollers and he received severe crushing injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, CALENDER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300848272			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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