Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201202272 - Employee's Arm Caught in Press Rolls

Accident Summary Nr: 201202272 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305740862	06/25/2003	1721	238320	Precision Prefinishing Of Oregon Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on June 20, 2003, Employee #1 was cleaning the roll coating rolls of the reverse roll coater in a refinishing plant, when his left arm was pulled into the machine and his arm was de-gloved from the elbow to the wrist. Employee #1 was cleaning the rolls while they were in operation. Employee #1 was using both hands to clean the rolls. However, as he put pressure on the rag, his left hand was grabbed by the roll, pulling it into the machine. When Employee #1's arm was released from the machine, he was hospitalized, and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: GLOVE, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COATING OPERATION, ARM, ELBOW, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305740862			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machinery maintenance occupations

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