Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150422 - Employee's finger amputated in nip point of steel rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201150422 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125959973	03/05/1997	3728	0	Castle Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on August 15, 1996, Employee #1, a 19-year-old sheet metal worker and aircraft parts fabricator, was processing 4 in. by 6 in. titanium sheets with a Pexto roll machine. His left index finger was amputated when it was pulled into the unguarded nip point between two steel rollers. Employee #1 was transported by private vehicle to a local medical clinic for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEET METAL, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125959973			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Rolling machine operators

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