Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150539 - Employee's hand injured when caught in laminator rolls

Accident Summary Nr: 201150539 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119958650	05/27/1997	3083	0	Richmond Technology Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 18, 1997, Employee #1, a laminator operator, was attempting to use a wire hook to remove a wrap-up from the machine while it was running. The wire hook became caught in the nip point and his left hand was pulled into the rollers. Employee #1 suffered avulsion, crushing injuries, and partial amputation of his fingers. Paramedics responded and took him to the hospital, where he was treated for seven days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SKIN, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119958650			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.