Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170052310 - Employee injured when arm caught in gears

Accident Summary Nr: 170052310 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 12/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108193897	12/03/1990	2673	0	Stone Container Corporation (Bag Division)

Abstract: At 7:15 p.m. on December 1, 1990, Employee #1 was operating machine #605, which makes 1/6 barrel grocery bags. The machine began dripping ink and she walked behind it to locate the leak. She opened the right side of the guard covering the gear and was leaning over the rollers when her T-shirt became entangled around one of the drive shafts. She grabbed her shirt to pull it out and her right hand was pulled in, trapping her lower arm in between the drive shaft and gear, and knocking her face against the oil drip. Employee #1 was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, where she underwent surgery. She was released on December 4, 1990.

Keywords: CLOTHING, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ARM, ENTANGLED, DRIVE SHAFT, GEAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108193897			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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