Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201503547 - Employees fingers amputated being caught in rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 201503547 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125631143	10/29/2002	5031	0	J E Higgins Lumber Co

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 a.m. on October 22, 2002, Employee #1 was working for a wholesale lumber provider in Livermore, California. Employee #1's left hand was pulled into the in-running rollers of a Glue Spreader component of the Black Brothers Laminating Press in the Production Area. The employee's hand was degloved from the knuckles to the wrist, breaking a knuckle and causing severe nerve damage. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment at Valleycare Hospital in Pleasanton, California. Factors that contributed to the accident are that there was no extension tool used for holding the cleaning material, nor written instructions for glue spill cleanup, and there were no other means or methods provided to protect employees from the hazard of the power rollers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, GLUE, FINGER, WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, LUMBER, EXTENSION HANDLE, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125631143			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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