Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96844.015 - Employee's hand is crushed when caught in activated rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 96844.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204767.015	01/23/2017		332431	Ball Corporation

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2017, Employee #1 was using an acetone rag to clean a rotating ink roller during a label change. The rag or his glove was grabbed by the rollers, pulling his right hand into the roller mechanism. The employee sustained severe damage to the soft tissue on his right hand, requiring skin grafts and vessel transplants.

Keywords: Acetone, Caught In, Cleaning, Crushed, Glove, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Roller--Mach/Part, Skin, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1204767.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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