Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140865.015 - Employees amputates three fingers while cleaning rubber mill

Accident Summary Nr: 140865.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 10/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562104.015	11/04/2021		325998	Specialty Silicone Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on October 31, 2021, an employee was cleaning a 50 inch rubber mill with a rag. The rag became caught in a nip point and pulled the employee's right hand into the machine. The employee amputated his index, middle, and ring fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Finger, Hand, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Mill--Plant, Milling Machine, Nip Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Rubber, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1562104.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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