Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 134201.015 - Machinery maintenance employee fractures elbow when arm is c

Accident Summary Nr: 134201.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1502568.015	11/12/2020		314110	Oriental Weavers U.S.A., Inc

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on November 3, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured carpets and rugs. He worked in machinery maintenance. He was performing an operation check on a warper machine. The machine had been modified, and the employee wanted to see how the modification was performing. Excitedly thinking that the modification was working, he placed his hand on a roller to see if the roller was heating up. The two opposing rollers on the warper machine caught his hand and pulled his arm in. The employee suffered a fractured elbow. It required surgery and screws. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Broken Bone, Carpet, Caught Between, Caught In, Contusion, Elbow, Fracture, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Modified, Nip Point, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Service Technician, Technician

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1502568.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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