Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703656 - Employee's arm becomes entangled in auger

Accident Summary Nr: 170703656 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 12/11/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111948022	04/29/1993	2952	0	Consolidated Fiber Glass Products

Abstract: Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture to his left arm when it became entangled in an auger as he was removing sand from the reclaim auger casing. According to Employee #1, he was holding the stop button in with his right hand as he moved sand from the casing with his left hand. Suddenly, his hand slipped off the button; the auger began to turn, grabbed his coat sleeve, and caught his arm.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, STOP SWITCH, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, AUGER, ARM, ENTANGLED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111948022			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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