Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170126072 - Employee's arm severely lacerated when caught in chain drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170126072 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115046781	07/20/1992	2011	0	John Morrell & Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was checking a problem with the chitterling machine, when he slipped and his left arm was caught in the machine's chain drive. His arm was severely lacerated and two nerves were severed. The bottom half of the chain drive was not guarded.

Keywords: CHAIN, SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ARM, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115046781			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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