Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170048599 - Employee's arm and wrist fractured in washing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170048599 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111877866	07/09/1991	2521	0	Ca Prison Industry Authority

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 1, 1991, Employee #1 was using a Troy centrifugal extractor, serial #2A-22153, basket speed 1,000 rpm, to wash coveralls for the maintenance department. While the load was spinning, he reached into the basket. Employee #1's left arm became entangled in the spinning clothes, fracturing his forearm and wrist. Employee #1 was transported to UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, ARM, ENTANGLED, WASHING MACHINE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111877866			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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