Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691709 - Employee's fingers amputated when caught between rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 691709 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105583199	07/31/1987	3535	0	Clearfield Conveyors Inc.

Abstract: On Employee #1's first day on the job his supervisor asked him to operate a plate steel slitter. The supervisor took 16-gauge sheet metal and inserted it into the feed to show the employee how to operate the machine. When Employee #1 performed the operation, there was a ripple effect on the metal. When he reached over the infeed rollers to grip the metal his left hand became caught between the infeed rollers and several of his fingers were amputated. Although Employee #1 was able to stop the machine, he remained caught and the employer had to dismantle it to free him.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105583199			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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