Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170198329 - Employee injured when hair caught in rotating shaft
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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111933974 | 12/13/1990 | 0723 | 0 | Warmerdam Packing |
Abstract: Employee #1 was clearing boxes that were jammed on a conveyor that was under a footwalk and immediately adjacent to a rotating shaft. Her long hair was pulled back as per company policy, but it was not in a net or snood. Employee #1's hair became entangled in the rotating shaft, resulting in severe trauma to her scalp.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 111933974 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Graders and sorters, agricultural products |