Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611365 - Employees hand caught in nip point of a machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201611365 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 08/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302681754	08/11/1999	2436	0	Medply Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:50 p.m. on August 8, 1999, Employee #1 was greasing spreader Number 1 while it was operating. His right hand glove was caught in the pinch point between the spreader rollers which pulled his hand in between the rollers. He hit the dead-man emergency shut off bar to stop the machine. His right hand remained trapped between the rollers for approximately 40 minutes before being released by a rescue crew and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302681754			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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