Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18547307 - Stonecutter Mills Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18547307

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 09/07/1988

Site Address:
Stonecutter Mills Corporation
300 Dallas Street
Spindale, NC 28160

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360260103

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000835

Event: 06/08/1988

Employee's fingers amputated after being crushed in mangle

Employee #1 was operating a textile mangle when he attempted to straighten out the selvage of a piece of cloth. He lost his balance and grabbed the moving cloth, which pulled his right hand and fingers into the moving rubber coated rollers of the mangle. All four fingers on Employee #1's right hand were crushed and later had to be surgically amputated.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, LOST BALANCE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18547307			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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