Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553657 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated While Cleaning Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202553657 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315524884	07/12/2011	3451	332721	International Seal Co Inc

Abstract: On June 18, 2011, Employee #1, with International Seal Co. Inc., was operating a "barwell". This machine was a rubber mill manufactured by West Coast Rubber Machinery (Serial Number 96018). While wearing a pair of gloves, he used a rag to clean the machine's rotating drum by hand. Either a glove or the rag became caught on the drum, pulling his left hand into the point of operation. Employee #1 was hospitalized for amputations of his index and middle fingers. He was not given an extension tool or instructions in lock-out / tag-out procedures.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, DRUM, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, EXTENSION HANDLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315524884			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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