Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 828467 - Employee's fingers amputated in conveyor nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 828467 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/26/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115062432	09/26/1994	3353	0	Alcoa Mill Products

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an aluminum ingot scalper. He was inspecting the bottom of an ingot by feeling the bottom with his hand while the ingot was traveling on a powered conveyor. His fingers were pulled into the nip point between the bottom of the ingot and the conveyor roll, and were amputated. The ingot weighed 37,305 lb. Normal inspection procedure requires the employee to set the ingot on the rack and then feel the bottom for smoothness. But employees, including supervisors, occasionally check the ingot while it travels down the conveyor.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ALUMINUM PROCESSING, FINGER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, METAL INGOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115062432			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Milling and planing machine operators

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