Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111705.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught by machine's rotating sha

Accident Summary Nr: 111705.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1365281.015	12/10/2018		811310	Triangle Rotating Equipment Specialist, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 7, 2018, an employee was tightening several bolts on a compressor shaft seal and caught his jacket and arm in the cooling fan and shafting. The employee fractured his arm when it began rotating around the shaft and later amputated it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Caught In, Compressor, Fracture, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1365281.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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