Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101299.015 - Worker sustains avulsions to arm when shirt is caught in siz

Accident Summary Nr: 101299.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 11/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281371.015	12/06/2017		331210	Major Metals Company

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on November 30, 2017, a 24-year-old employee was working for a firm that manufactured iron and steel pipe and tubes from purchased steel. He was working in the sizing area of Tube Mill Number 1. During a production run and with a physical guard removed, he reached across the sizing dies to apply grease to a Zerk fitting in a bearing. As he reached, his shirt sleeve was pulled into the nip point between the dies. He sustained avulsions to his right arm. His injuries required hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Bearing, Caught By, Clothing, Die, Lubricating, Machine Guarding, Pipe, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1281371.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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