Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443511 - Employee Amputates Toes in Wire Mesh Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202443511 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125942151	04/25/2006	3496	332618	Viking Wire Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 1, 2006, Employee #1 climbed on top of a wire mesh machine to check the misalignment of the 5-foot wide wire mesh with wire end nibblers. His left foot was on an idler roll while he was looking at a cross wire stand on his left front side. His left foot slipped and became caught in the running nibbler gears (wire end cutting wheels). Three toes on his left foot were crushed and amputated, and he was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, MACHINE OPERATOR, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, TOE, GEAR, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125942151			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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