Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145192.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries while operating loom

Accident Summary Nr: 145192.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1564232.015	11/15/2021	3315	332618	317729555 - Western Wire Works Inc

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on November 11, 2021, an employee was operating a loom. While reaching into the loom, he accidentally hit its pedal, which activated the machine and injured his torso. An ambulance transported the employee to a hospital, where he was hospitalized to treat a collapsed lung and multiple broken ribs. The full list of injuries included: pneumothorax, small right-sided contusion, right lung, right sixth rib fracture, right displaced seventh rib fracture, right eighth rib fracture, right ninth rib fracture, right lateral chest abrasions, and right flank abrasion.

Keywords: Abrasion, Broken Bone, Caught In, Collapsed lung, Fracture, Lung, Machine operator, Rib, Torso, Weaving Loom

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1564232.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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