Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139364.015 - Employee fractures and lacerates arm when caught between saw

Accident Summary Nr: 139364.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/16/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1554080.015	09/22/2021		331318	Ilsco Extrusions, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working as a sawing machine operator for an aluminum extrusion company was operating the North B & O Model B825 Saw (Serial Number B97-00124). The employee was attempting to reposition an aluminum part on the saw. The employee caught her right forearm between the back gauge and a piece of wood on the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured and lacerated forearm.

Keywords: Aluminum Processing, Arm, Catch Point, Caught Between, Cutting, Extrusion, Forearm, Fracture, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Saw

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554080.015	50	F	Hospitalized injury		Sawing machine operators

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