Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184295 - Employee's arm amputated when caught in dryer

Accident Summary Nr: 170184295 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/26/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111751400	10/01/1991	7216	0	California Drapery Cleaning Co

Abstract: Employee #1, of California Drapery Cleaning Co., was drying his personal clothes in a centrifugal dryer. When he reached into the machine before it stopped spinning, his right arm was caught in the clothes and amputated. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where surgery was performed to reattach his arm.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111751400			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Launderers and ironers

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