Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100856.015 - Employee is fixing a milking carousel and fractures forearm

Accident Summary Nr: 100856.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 11/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278191.015	11/20/2017		112120	Noah W. Kreider And Sons, Llp

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on November 18, 2017, an employee was working the problem where the milking carousel was not moving normally. The employee turned the carousel off and used a mechanics creeper to roll under the carousel to adjust the tensioner for the drive wheel before restarting the carousel. When started, the carousel began making a noise and the employee went back underneath to troubleshoot the noise. The employees sleeve was caught by the drive wheel and the employee broke his right forearm. The employee was hospitalized and had two screws installed to repair his forearm.

Keywords: Forearm, Fracture, Gear, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1278191.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm equipment mechanics

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