Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170067292 - Employee catches arm in baler mechanism and breaks arm

Accident Summary Nr: 170067292 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/06/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119530459	10/22/1993	3312	0	Worthington Steel Company

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 6, 1993, Employee #1 was wrapping scrap metal on a slitter machine. The scrap slipped as he was trying to wrap the scrap around the scrap baler arm. Employee #1 then attempted to rewrap the scrap as the arm was moving. His arm got pinned between the baler arm and the rotating scrap plate on the left side. Employee #1's arm received a fracture near the wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, WORK RULES, SCRAP METAL, BALER, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119530459			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Rolling machine operators

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