Accident Report Detail
Accident: 146179.015 - Employee Fractures Arm While Cleaning Machine
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1577349.015 | 02/09/2022 | Keiser Corporation |
At 4:15 p.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was using an air hose to clean the CNC Shop Bot machine. The machine comprised of a large table with a vacuum and s pindle which moved over the table as it cut patterns into wood. While the employ ee was cleaning the machine her sweat shirt was drawn into the vacuum which sat in front of the rotating spindle. When this happened, the employee's sweat shirt got wrapped around the spindle. The employee was treated at a local hospital, w here she underwent surgery for a fractured right arm and was hospitalized for th ree days.
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1577349.015 | 68 | F | Hospitalized injury | Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators |