Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146179.015 - Employee fractures arm while cleaning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 146179.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/03/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1577349.015	02/09/2022		339999	Keiser Corporation

Abstract: 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 spindle which moved over the table as it cut patterns into wood. While the employee 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, where she underwent surgery for a fractured right arm and was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: Air Hose, Arm, Broken Bone, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Clothing, Fracture, Milling Machine, Spindle, Vacuum Vessel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577349.015	68	F	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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