Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170198329 - Employee injured when hair caught in rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170198329 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/11/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, AGRICULTURE, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111933974			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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