Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129689.015 - Employee fractures forearm when arm caught in machine

Accident Summary Nr: 129689.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475884.015	05/19/2020		327215	Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:13 a.m. on March 23, 2020, an employee was adjusting a conveyor pillow block, which was rubbing the guard. The employee was making adjustments with a battery powered impact wrench. The employee was adjusting the pillow block on a conveyor system while in operation. The employee attempted to make an adjustment by hand, and the glove he was wearing was drawn into the rotating equipment, resulting in a compound fracture of the employee's forearm. The employee was treated without hospitalization. The employee should have followed the employer's lockout/tagout procedures.

Keywords: Caught In, Compound Fracture, Conveyor, Forearm, Fracture, Glove, Guard, Lockout/Tagout, Pulled In, Rotating Parts, Work Rules, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1475884.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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