Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 903468 - Employee's arm injured in rolls of laminating machine

Accident Summary Nr: 903468 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114962798	04/13/1992	2295	0	Thrust Industries Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 10, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a laminating machine. The machine had two 30 in. rolls that compress clear laminating tape onto labels. Employee #1 was required to place her fingers within 1/4 in. of the unguarded rolls, which run at 100 rpm. The rolls caught her fingers and the machine pulled her left arm through and up to 4 in. from her shoulder. She sustained numerous injuries to her left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114962798			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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