Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170587752 - Employee injured when pulled into polisher

Accident Summary Nr: 170587752 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119902450	01/03/1996	3714	0	American Eagle Wheel

Abstract: Employee #1 worked as a polisher for an after-market wheel manufacturer. He was operating Sawpal polisher #5 when his tee-shirt was pulled into the polisher's revolving components and ripped off his body. Employee #1 was also pulled into the polisher, and sustained a fractured jaw. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119902450			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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