Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200801157 - Employee suffers injury when hand is caught in rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 200801157 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306111394	05/24/2004	3449	332312	Walker Stainless Equipment, Inc

Abstract: On May 5, 2004, the employee of a metal shop fed a work piece measuring 11 inches by 12 inches into a roll bender. He was wearing a glove as instructed by his supervisor. The glove became caught in the in-running rollers, resulting in a crushing injury to the employee's left hand. When the emergency trip rod was activated, it failed to immediately stop the machine.

Keywords: GLOVE, METAL SHOP, TRIP ROD, CAUGHT BY, BENDING MACHINE, CRUSHED, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306111394			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Rolling machine operators

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