Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176740 - Employee injures hand in automated rebar-bending machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201176740 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300878659	11/01/2004	7361	561310	Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

Abstract: On September 29, 2004, Employee #1 was working in the rebar department, where rebar is stored, cut, bent, and formed into various shapes. Within the department, an automated rebar-bending machine would shape rebar into predetermined angles. Several pieces of rebar were set in place, and Employee #1 accidentally activated the machine. When initiated, the turntable based bending pin rotated, bending the rebar against stationary pins. Employee #1's right hand was caught between the rebar and stationary pin, causing severe soft tissue damage to his right middle and ring fingers that required surgery and skin grafts. A coworker transported him to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for the medical procedures and then released.

Keywords: REBAR, FINGER, BENDING MACHINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300878659			Hospitalized injury	Other	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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