Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170698567 - Employee's finger burned while cleaning gasket holder

Accident Summary Nr: 170698567 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/31/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112175914	04/02/1993	3585	0	Refrigeration Hardware Supply

Abstract: At about 10:30 a.m. on March 31, 1993, Employee #1, a gasket assembler at the Refrigeration Hardware Supply Corporation in Sun Valley, CA, was cleaning a gasket holder with a rag while the machine was operating. The heat bar came forward and burned the cleaning rag, which was wrapped around Employee #1's left middle and ring fingers. Employee #1 was taken to Valley Hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. She was treated and confined.

Keywords: BURN, GASKET, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FIRE, LOCKOUT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112175914			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Assemblers

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