Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 945816 - Employee's hand amputated by textile printing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 945816 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18502757	09/28/1990	2391	0	Lanscot Arlen Fabrics Inc. Concord Warehousing Div

Abstract: Employee #1 was running fabric through a print machine, using his right hand to smooth wrinkles. A ridge in the fabric, where the fabric was seamed with nylon thread, caught his hand and pulled it into the machine. Employee #1's hand was amputated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PRINTING, CAUGHT BY, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18502757			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Printing machine operators

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