Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202517231 - Employee Injures Hand When Caught Between Rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 202517231 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310551684	06/05/2008	2431	321911	American Door Manufacture

Abstract: On April 14, 2008, Employee #1, a machine operator, was removing dust from a machine's rollers with a rag. The rag got caught between the two rollers and his left hand was pulled in. Employee #1 should have shut off power to the machine before beginning work. Employee #1 sustained a deep abrasion to his left hand and swelling of the forearm muscle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: DUST, MACHINIST, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, NIP POINT, HOUSEKEEPING, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310551684			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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