Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118923.015 - Employee's right arm is crushed by guide roller

Accident Summary Nr: 118923.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422928.015	08/13/2019		332322	Klauer Manufacturing Company

Abstract: At 08:30 p.m. on August 07, 2019, an employee was reaching into a Coil Slitter, model MAC0122, to feel for a bur on a sheet metal product during operation. The employee reached into the top portion of the machine to touch the moving sheet metal being cut. While feeling for a bur on the moving product, the employee's hand and arm were pulled under the guide roller causing a crushing injury. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to the right arm with possible compartment syndrome. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Contusion, Crushing, Cut, Guide, Hand, Machine operator, Metal Sheet, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Sheet Metal, Slitter, Stuck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1422928.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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