Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 959007 - Employee's finger amputated in roller of strip bender

Accident Summary Nr: 959007 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119796522	11/12/1997	3312	0	Regional Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 28, 1997, Employee #1, a machine operator for a fabricator of reinforcing steel, attempted to feed a 1/2 in. diameter #4 rebar into an auto strip bender. His glove became caught in the main drive in-running nip point of the 2 to 6 in. diameter rolls, and the little finger of his right hand was amputated. The guard was not in place.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, BENDING MACHINE, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119796522			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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