Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140093.015 - Employee injures kidney and liver when struck by rotation of

Accident Summary Nr: 140093.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/05/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1557481.015	10/13/2021		337110	American Woodmark Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was loading a pallet of cabinets on wrapper machine no. 1. The employee added a pallet of kitchen cabinets to the wrapper machine in the shipper area. The employee walked down the conveyor roller and entered the wrapper machine. The wrapper machine is a caged area with light curtains while it was still operating. The arm of the wrapper arm rotated around and struck the employee in the right midsection area and pushed the employee through a gate. The employee received injuries to the liver and kidney. The employee was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Keywords: Belt Conveyor, Dock, Dock Worker, Kidney, Liver, Loading Dock, Pallet, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1557481.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury

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