Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190334 - Employee scalped when ponytail catches in rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170190334 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/18/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112070842	02/27/1992	2851	0	Life Paint Corp.

Abstract: On February 18, 1992, Employee #1 was standing next to a 37 in. diameter, 150 gallon paint mixer tank while its 2 in. diameter shaft was rotating. He was scraping new paint off the tank's inside wall with a scraper. Employee #1 did not confine his approximately 10 in. long ponytail, and some hair got caught in the shaft, which pulled off about half of the right side of the employee's scalp. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112070842			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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