Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190953 - Employee's arm fractured cleaning running machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170190953 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 01/31/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112076005	02/14/1991	3069	0	Knaco Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At about 9:20 a.m. on January 31, 1991, Employee #1 crawled under a die cutter machine without turning it off and cleaned it. While cleaning, his right arm (upper and lower) was caught between a conveyor belt and pulley, and fractured. Employee #1 said his supervisor had been assigning him to clean the machine since about 1988. The same supervisor said he told Employee #1 not to clean the machine without turning it off. The employer has written safety rules in English and Spanish, which Employee #1 promised to read, according to his signed certificate dated June 7, 1988. The employer cited a general violation of T8CCR 3314(a).

Keywords: FRACTURE, DIE CUTTING PRESS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112076005			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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