Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170729891 - Employee's arm fractured when caught in mixer machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170729891 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120265624	10/14/1994	2051	0	Meiko Ltd Company

Abstract: At about 7:00 a.m. on October 11, 1994, Employee #1, of Meiko Ltd., South El Monte, CA, was cleaning and adjusting a mixer machine. The power plug on the machine was not removed from the outlet and moveable parts were not blocked against inadvertent movement. Employee #1 was attaching a metal beater to the shaft of the mixer when the machine suddenly started. Her glove was caught in the shaft, and her left arm was pulled in and struck by the revolving shaft of the machine. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured arm. The mixer works on 230 volts a.c. power supply and is located inside the mixing room. According to the owner, no one actually saw the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120265624			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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