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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997387

CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,LACERATION,NIP POINT,HAND

Event
CLEANING,CAUGHT BY,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CRUSHED,LACERATION,NIP POINT,HAND
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
997387
Report ID
551800

Event description

Employee's fingers caught in nip point

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:05 a.m. on January 13, 1988, Employee #1 was wiping the dust from the 68 1/4 long by 27 inch round metal roll on the east side of a laminatin g machine. The rag caught between the top two rolls and pulled his left hand int o the nip point, crushing and lacerating his left hand and fingers. Although Emp loyee #1 was not hospitalized, he said that his ring fingertip may have to be am putated at a later date.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    753
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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