Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796034 - Employee Fractures Fingers When Caught by Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 201796034 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301328795	08/22/2002	2022	0	Cacique Inc.

Abstract: On August 6, 2002, Employee #1 was working for a cheese manufacturer, and demonstrating to a new coworker how to sand burrs. He mounted a 2 in. diameter by 2 ft long metal keyway into a lathe. As the keyway rotated in the lathe, he wrapped a 2 in. wide strip of belt sander sandpaper around the keyway. Employee #1 was holding each end of the sandpaper when his right glove became caught by the lathe, fracturing three of his fingers. He later stated that he felt he should not have been wearing gloves while sanding the keyway.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, LATHE, FOOD PREPARATION, ROTATING SHAFT, FINGER, GLOVE, METAL SHOP, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301328795			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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