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Accident Summary Nr: 133400.015 - Employee's arm and hand are injured by entanglement in ungua

Accident Summary Nr: 133400.015 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 02/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515434.015	02/18/2021		311421	Bush Brothers & Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 11, 2021, an employee was reaching to adjust a horizontal can to the correct vertical orientation. To steady herself, she braced her left hand and arm on the housing of a chain and cog power transmission apparatus while reaching with her right hand. During this action, the glove on her left hand became entangled in an unguarded powered shaft. As a result, the employee suffered multiple fractures to her lower left arm and a hand injury. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Entangled, Fracture, Glove, Hand, Machine Guarding, Reaching, Shaft, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1515434.015	19	F	Hospitalized injury

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