Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201127032 - Employee's Hand Is Injured When Caught in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201127032 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/28/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310095559	04/28/2009	2087	311930	R. Torre & Company

Abstract: On April 28, 2009, Employee #1 was blowing the miniscule plastic pieces out of the Pac- West Capper Model Number AUTO-120, Serial Number C-6-L-R-6-0226 with an air hose. During the production process, he inadvertently reached inside a glass opening which measured approximately 6 in. vertically by 19 in. horizontally. He inadvertently got his left hand caught in the running nip point of the belt and pulley system inside the machine and suffered unspecified injuries. Employee #1 received medical treatment and was released. The employer did not assure that every employee who comes within the danger zone from the point of operation of the machines was guarded from incidental contact.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, BELT, COMPRESSED AIR, NIP POINT, PULLEY, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310095559			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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