Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170163331 - Employee's arm injured in pinch point of energized machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170163331 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/02/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111756813	10/10/1991	2051	0	Vandenberg Foods Company

Abstract: At about 8:30 p.m. on October 2, 1991, Employee #1, of Van Den Bergh Foods Co., was working on the bread line high lift when he placed his arm in a pinch point of the energized equipment. The micro switch activated and the machinery caught Employee #1's left forearm, fracturing and lacerating it. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Carson for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111756813			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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