Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170731376 - Employee's arm fractured when caught by machine rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 170731376 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120257688	04/12/1995	3069	0	Mitchell Rubber Products Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 12, 1995, Employee #1, of Mitchell Rubber Products, Inc., used his hand to remove a jammed piece of carpet from the rollers of an overhead conveyor. His left arm was caught in the rollers. A nearby coworker notified company officials. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Queen of the Valley Hospital, West Covina. During the investigation, a few safety violations of Title 8 code were observed and corrective citations were issued to the company.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120257688			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Milling and planing machine operators

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