Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170046635 - Employee scalped when hair caught in rotating machine shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170046635 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 03/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111320115	03/25/1993	2091	0	Unisea Cold Storage

Abstract: Employee #1 was doing cleanup work during a line break and went under a machine with a moving shaft. Although her hair was tied in a ponytail and covered with a hairnet, the shaft became entangled in her hair and the rotation was strong enough to pull her scalp loose from her head.

Keywords: HEAD, HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111320115			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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