Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137923.015 - Employee fractures arm when crushed in rolling machine rolle

Accident Summary Nr: 137923.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528400.015	04/29/2021		327332	Jensen Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At 6:23 a.m. on April 29, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a concrete pipe manufacturer was operating a mesh rolling machine. The employee was toggling the machine into forward and reverse to untangle the metal mesh. The employee caught his sleeve in the rollers when he toggled the machine into reverse. As a result, his right arm was pulled into the rollers and crushed. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple fractures to his lower arm.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Caught By, Clothing, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Forearm, Fracture, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinched, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller--Mach/Part, Rolling, Safety Device

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528400.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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