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Accident: 101299.015 - Worker Sustains Avulsions To Arm When Shirt Is Caught In Siz
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1281371.015 | 12/06/2017 | Major Metals Company |
At 12:30 p.m. on November 30, 2017, a 24-year-old employee was working for a fir m that manufactured iron and steel pipe and tubes from purchased steel. He was w orking in the sizing area of Tube Mill Number 1. During a production run and wit h 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 th e nip point between the dies. He sustained avulsions to his right arm. His injur ies required hospitalization.
Keywords:
arm, bearing, caught by, clothing, die, lubricating, machine guarding, pipe, skin
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1281371.015 | 23 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |