Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 707943 - Employee's arm and hand crushed between rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 707943 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18835934	05/05/1987	2631	0	Simkins Industries Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to feed paper between two rolls when his left hand became caught in the nip point of the rolls, severely crushing his hand and arm. There is a tool for performing this operation, but Employee #1 had not been instructed to use it and it was not located in the area where Employee #1 was working. The only training that Employee #1 had received was from watching others perform the operation.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, ARM, HAND TOOL, NIP POINT, UNTRAINED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18835934			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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