Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116065.015 - Employee fractures arm when caught in rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 116065.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399189.015	05/07/2019		311615	Ok Foods Inc.

Abstract: At 6:43 a.m. on May 6, 2019, an employee was handing a bag of cooked chicken to a coworker after the bag had been rejected for improper weight. The employee reached over the conveyor motor when his protective sleeve contacted an exposed rotating shaft. When the sleeve came in contact with the exposed shaft, the employee's arm was pulled into the rotating shaft. The employee was hospitalized with injuries of an exposed fracture to both the radius and the ulna.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Conveyor, Food processing, Fracture, Protective Clothing, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1399189.015	51	F	Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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