OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262257

UNIVERSAL WOODS INC

LOUISVILLE, KY— 1984-07-20T00:00:00

Event: CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CRUSHED, HAND
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #14799118
Employer profile: UNIVERSAL WOODS INC
Summary number: 14262257
Report ID: 452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S HAND CRUSHED IN MACHINE ROLLS

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING THE ROLLERS OF A CURTAIN COATING MACHINE WITH R66 CLEAN ER. THE CLEANER WAS APPLIED TO A CLOTH WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WRAPPED AROUND HIS HAND. WHILE HE WAS CLEANING, HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROLLERS AND WAS CRUSH ED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
12

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
659

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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