Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791043 - Employee's arm amputated when caught in calender

Accident Summary Nr: 201791043 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119766533	05/30/1997	3069	0	Mitchell Rubber Products Inc.

Abstract: On November 7, 1995, Employee #1 was hired by Mitchell Rubber Products as a quality assurance inspector. One day a week he worked as a machine operator on a calender used to process rubber products. On May 27, 1997, Employee #1 was manually stretching a rubber fabric to provide tension and to keep out wrinkles when his fingers became caught in the fabric and his right hand and arm were pulled into the calender. A coworker heard him scream and immediately shut off the machine and released the tension on the rollers so that Employee #1 could free his arm. Employee #1 sustained injuries that resulted in surgical amputation of his right arm above the elbow.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, NIP POINT, CALENDER, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119766533			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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