OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170064414

FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,JAMMED,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,CONTUSION

1990-01-30T00:00:00

Event: FINGER,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,JAMMED,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,NIP POINT,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170064414
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee's fingers injured when caught in machine rollers

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:30 a.m., Employee #1 was attempting to remove fabric that had become jammed between two machine rollers on the fabric accumulator. He turned off the electrical controls to the machine and tried to dislodge the fabric from the top, the rear, and the front of the rollers. He then turned on the Reverse/ Forward switch to reverse the direction of the rollers. He continued pulling on the fabric underneath the machine when the bottom roller suddenly gave and his h and became caught between the two rollers. His fingers were smashed and bruised. Employee #1 had been employed as a cutter and fabric fitter for approximately 1 8 years.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
674

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
2

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