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Accident Summary Nr: 14542351 - EMPLOYEE'S ARM MANGLED BY CAM IN FILLER MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14542351 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17765496	05/12/1988	2035	0	Eastern Foods, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN HIRED 4 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AS A GENERAL HELPER (SUMMER EMPLOYEE). ASSISTING THE PLANT MANAGER AT THE SALAD DRESSING FILLER MACHINE, EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED AN 8 FOOT LADDER TO REACH THE TOP OF A FILLER MACHINE AND POUR A CONTAINER OF SALAD DRESSING BACK INTO THE FILLER. AT THE TOP OF THE FILLER MACHINE THERE ARE ROTATING CAM FOLLOWERS THAT FORCE THE DRESSING OUT OF THE MACHINE INTO 5 GALLON CONTAINERS. THE TOP 2/3 OF THE CAMS ARE COVERED BY A METAL BAR. EMPLOYEE #1 MAY HAVE RESTED HIS ARM ON THE OPEN AREA. HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE TOP BAR AND FRAME OF THE MACHINE. WHEN THE CAMS ROTATED, EMPLOYEE #1'S ARM WAS BADLY MANGLED. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, ARM, ENTANGLED, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17765496			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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