Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119403.015 - Employee amputates arm when caught in rotating drive shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 119403.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426640.015	08/27/2019		332322	Verco Decking, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on August 27, 2019, an employee, a paint line operator, lifted a guard that was protecting the rotating shaft and was making an adjustment to the paint line applicator station (paint rollers). The employee was pulled into an energized rotating drive shaft by his clothing. The employee was hospitalized to treat one amputated right arm and the other with severe lacerations and fractures.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Clothing, Drive Shaft, Fracture, Laceration, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426640.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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