Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701387 - Employee's arm injured when caught in dough dividing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170701387 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125911792	03/17/1998	2051	0	Todd'S Enterprises Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor, had just repaired a dough divider and put it back in service. Some repair grease was noticed on the dough coming out, and Employee #1 told the operators to stop the machine so that he would work on it again. He removed the cover at the top back of the machine and had his arm in the area of the articulating rods when the operator turned the machine on momentarily. Employee #1's right arm became caught and sustained lacerations and multiple fractures. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, COVER, REPAIR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ARM, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125911792			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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