Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170389480 - Employee's arm injured when caught between rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170389480 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115001901	03/25/1993	2671	0	Bomarko Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a paper waxing machine and slipped on the wet concrete floor while attempting to turn off the machine. As he fell, his arm became caught between a steel drive roller and a 1,000 lb roll of wax paper. The steel drive roller is near the bottom of this machine at floor level and the roll of wax paper was on top of the drive roller with no clearance between them. Employee #1's fingers, hand, and arm were pulled into the machine to his armpit. No bones were broken, but he suffered severe muscle bruises and tendon damage. On March 23, 1993, Employee #1 underwent surgery and will be released from Memorial Hospital of South Bend after additional scheduled surgery.

Keywords: TENDON, SLIP, PAPER ROLL, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ARM, NIP POINT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115001901			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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