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Accident Summary Nr: 112720.015 - Employee tears muscle and skin from arm when caught in betwe

Accident Summary Nr: 112720.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 01/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1372119.015	01/17/2019		115111	Statewide Cotton Company

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on January 15, 2019, Employee #1 was cleaning the chains on a module truck bed using an air wand. The hose disconnected and fell below the chains. The employee reached in between two chains, and his right arm was caught in the chains and sprockets. The employee sustained a tearing of muscle and skin from the bone when caught in module truck bed chains and sprockets. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Skin, Sprocket

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1372119.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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