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Accident Summary Nr: 126250.015 - Employee crushes arm between rollers while troubleshooting m

Accident Summary Nr: 126250.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475570.015	05/18/2020		337212	Architectural Arts

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on May 12, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for an architectural millwork manufacturer was setting up a machine to run for the day. The employee heard a chattering noise at the end of the machine on the glue paddles. The employee attempted to adjust the glue paddles with the rollers running. He caught his glove in the rollers, which pulled his arm into the machine. The employee crushed his hand and arm and sustained compartment syndrome. As a result, the muscles in his arm were severely damaged and the tendons detached, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Adjust, Arm, Catch Point, Crushed, Energized, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fracture, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Noise, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475570.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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