Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140548.015 - Employee amputates arm in pinion gears

Accident Summary Nr: 140548.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560271.015	10/27/2021		327215	Eco Glass Production Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 23, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance on a glass washer machine. The employee placed a piece of glass on the unguarded conveyor when the rotating pinion gears caught his shirt and pulled his arm toward the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of his left arm below the elbow.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Caught By, Clothing, Conveyor, Crushed, Crushing, Gear, Pulled In, Unguarded, Washing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1560271.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury

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