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Accident Summary Nr: 170150197 - EMPLOYEE GETS SCALP INJURY WHEN HAIR CAUGHT BY ROTATING PART

Accident Summary Nr: 170150197 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112200951	04/08/1992	2677	0	Seaboard Envelope

Abstract: ON APRIL 8, 1992, A FEMALE EMPLOYEE OF THE SEABORD ENVELOPE COMPANY HAD HER HAIR BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE MOVING PARTS OF A "CHAMPION" ENVELOPE FOLDING MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANY FOR 2 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AND WORKS AS AN OPERATOR OF THE ENVELOPE FOLDING MACHINE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DELIVERY AND THE FEED SECTIONS OF THE MACHINE TO PICK UP A PIECE OF PAPER. HER HAIR WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROTATING SPINDLE OF THE MACHINE'S FEED SECTION. SHE SUFFERED A SERIOUS HAIR SCALP INJURY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL WHERE SHE UNDERWENT SURGERY. SHE REMAINED HOSPITALIZED FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE EMPLOYER WAS CITED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION OF T8CCR 3381(E) AND T8CCR 4002(A). SEVERAL OTHER CITATIONS WERE ISSUED.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, PPE, SCALP, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, SPINDLE, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112200951			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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