Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170375661 - Employee's arm fractured after striking conveyor roller

Accident Summary Nr: 170375661 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119702959	01/25/1995	3275	0	Pabco Gympsum Div Pacific Coast Bldg Products

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 9, 1995, Employee #1, a paperhanger, was placing a piece of wallboard under the end of a start-up board when his right shirttail wrapped around the projecting shaft of a conveyor roller. He suffered multiple fractures of his left arm when it struck against the roller. The accident was the result of wearing a loose shirt near the end of a roller. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3383(b). At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had about seven months of experience working for the wallboard manufacturer.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119702959			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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