Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456941 - HAIR ENTANGLED IN DRIVE SHAFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14456941 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102107273	07/18/1986	0252	0	Bromley Farms Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A SORTER ON AN EGG GRADING AND PACKING MACHINE. SHE BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE A CLEANING BUCKET WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER AN EGG CONVEYOR. SHE THEN STUCK HER HEAD INTO AN OPENING TO BE ABLE TO REACH FURTHER. AS SHE CAME OUT OF THE OPENING SHE TURNED HER HEAD SIDEWAYS, CAUSING HER HAIR, DONE IN A PONY TAIL, TO BECOME ENTANGLED IN A DRIVE SHAFT OPERATING INSIDE A CHANNEL IRON. SHE COULD HAVE USED A LONG-HANDLED SQUEEGY TO GET THE BUCKET, BUT DID NOT.

Keywords: HAIR, CONVEYOR, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102107273			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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