Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170627376 - Employee Sustains Fractures When Caught in Cardboard Baler

Accident Summary Nr: 170627376 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119919348	11/10/2011	5411	445110	Save Mart Supermarkets, Store #602

Abstract: On October 12, 2011, a coworker asked Employee #1 to assist him with the removal of a bale in the cardboard baler. Employee #1 reached into the machine through the open door. His hand hit the ram lever, causing the ram to go up. His wrist was caught between the ram and the frame of the machine. Employee #1 sustained a broken arm and wrist. He was taken to the hospital, where he remained for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BALER DOOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BALER, ARM, RAM, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119919348			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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