Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93381.015 - Employee fractures finger from roller grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 93381.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 02/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1212247.015	02/22/2017		333291	Valmet Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2017, an employee was preparing to change out the tensioning wheel on the roll grinding machine. The employee did not disconnect the pneumatic line to the tensioner. The employee made contact with the activation lever of the wheel and caused the wheel to move resulting in an open fracture of the left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Caught In, Finger, Fracture, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1212247.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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