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Accident Summary Nr: 704239 - FINGERS CAUGHT IN CHAIN & SPROCKET

Accident Summary Nr: 704239 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/25/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18870345	11/26/1986	2656	0	Maryland Cup Corp

Abstract: ON NOVEMBER 25, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING SPIRAL WOOD LID MACHINE #4. AT ABOUT 3:30 AM, THE SCRAP PAPER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE NIGHT SHIFT LEADER (WORKING SUPERVISOR) DISCONNECTED THE SCRAP PAPER CHUTE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OPERATING HER MACHINE. AFTER THE SCRAP PAPER CHUTE WAS DISCONNECTED (AT ABOUT 5:05 AM), SCRAP PAPER BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE UNDER THE MACHINE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS UNDER THE MACHINE, CLEANING OUT SCRAP PAPER BY HAND, SHE INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH A CHAIN AND SPROCKET. HER HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE NIP POINT, CAUSING THE AMPUTATION OF TWO FINGERS BELOW THE SECOND JOINT AND THE FRACTURE OF A THIRD FINGER. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18870345			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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