Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121944.015 - Employee bruises ribs and dislocates elbow when pulled into

Accident Summary Nr: 121944.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446984.015	11/22/2019		332116	Vorteq Coil Finishers, Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on November 13, 2019, an employee was operating a paint line and noticed that the aluminum coil material was dirty. The employee went to the accumulator tower to clean the material and the tower began to rise. He was pulled into an in-running nip point, between the material and a roller. The employee was able to free himself and fell to floor, sustaining a bruised ribs and a dislocation of the right elbow. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Keywords: Cleaning, Contusion, Dislocated, Elbow, Machine operator, Nip Point, Paint, Pulled In, Rib, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1446984.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury

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