Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170097513 - Employee's arm broken and scalp torn off by shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170097513 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 03/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115235418	03/18/1997	0134	0	Weber Weber And Bird Dba Weber Farms

Abstract: Employee #1 was reaching into a machine to unclog it when her hair became caught on a horizontal shaft. She tried to pull out her hair with her hand, but her arm became wrapped up with her hair. Employee #1's scalp was torn off and her arm was broken in three places.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CLOGGED, ARM, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115235418			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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