Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201615234 - Employee's Hand Is Fractured When Caught in a Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201615234 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 08/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316633858	08/20/2012	3443	332420	J V Northwest Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:57 p.m. on August 17, 2012, Employee #1 was cleaning a rotating set of three horizontal rollers on a stainless steel line. The employee was using a Milwaukie drill with a 7 in. by 2 in. rough scotch brite wheel. While Employee #1 was cleaning the surface of the roller his gloved hand became caught in the nip point of the roller taking his left hand through the opened end of the roller. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for a fractured left hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: WHEEL, ROTATING PARTS, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316633858			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Rolling machine operators

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