Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109017.015 - Employee lacerates wrist and forearm from ice saw

Accident Summary Nr: 109017.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1344267.015	09/11/2018		325120	Continental Carbonic Products Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on September 1, 2018, Employee #1 was assisting the block line in end of shift clean-up and attempted to remove a chunk of dry ice from the gang saw. The machine was shut down via the E-Stop, but unpowered saw blades (6) continued to rotate due to residual kinetic energy. The employee activated the 2-handed controls which raised the pneumatic controlled guard and allowed access to the blades. The employee suffered lacerations to the left wrist and forearm, and significant tendon & muscle damage, which required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Forearm, Guard, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Saw, Tendon, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1344267.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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