Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143463.015 - Employee fractures arm when pulled into machine clearing jam

Accident Summary Nr: 143463.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/28/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1576236.015	02/03/2022		321219	Masonite Corporation

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee was loading fiberboard panels onto conveyor belt. The employee stopped loading and attempted to clear a jam at the machine end of the conveyor when his right jacket sleeve was caught by the machine. The employee hit the E-Stop and was able to free himself from the machine. Lockout/Tagout was not being utilized. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his arm, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Board, Catch Point, Caught In, Conveyor, Emergency Stop, Engineering Controls, Fracture, Lack of Engineering Controls, Loading, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Pinched, Pulled In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1576236.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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