Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93911.015 - Employee fractures hand when caught in machine rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 93911.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217465.015	03/14/2017		326111	Poly Pak America, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on March 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a plastic bags manufacturer, was operating a slitter machine in the facility's conversion area. He was trying to direct the plastic trimmings into the vacuum tubes for disposal. Employee #1 placed his left hand near the rollers to guide the trim. His hand became caught in the machine rollers. The emergency stop cord on the slitter machine failed to operate. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was freed from the machine and transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left hand.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Frac Tank, Hand, Inadequate Maint, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Plastic Mfg, Roller--Mach/Part, Slitter

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217465.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial machinery repairers

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