Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170150734 - Employee's arm injured when caught in rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170150734 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 02/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125684472	04/21/1998	1422	0	Riverside Cement

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 1 1/2 in. wide strip of emery cloth to polish the surface of a 2 1/2 in. by 60 ft long shaft. The cloth became caught in the chuck and wrapped his right arm around the shaft. Employee #1's body stalled the motor, and he was able to hit the foot-operated OFF/ON switch with his foot. The shop foreman and another machinist untangled Employee #1 from the shaft and provided first aid before he was then transported to the company doctor's office.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING PARTS, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, FOOT CONTROL, CAUGHT BY, ARM, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125684472			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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