Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170340277 - Employee's arm is caught in rotating blades

Accident Summary Nr: 170340277 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 01/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17873340	01/30/1992	5093	0	Alfa Resources & Recovery, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a granulating machine that took sheets of pvc material and ground them into small particles. The material is automatically fed into the machine through squeeze rolls. Employee #1 experienced a jam in the machine whereby material wrapped around the feed roll and cutting blades, stopping the machine. Employee #1 hit the stop buttons and opened the side access panel to the cutting chamber. Attempting to assess the situation, Employee #1 reached into the cutting chamber and pulled on the pvc film. At this point the blades began to rotate, thus snagging Employee #1's arm and pulling it into the point of operation.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, POINT OF OPERATION, ARM, GRINDING MACHINE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17873340			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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