Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170732473 - Employee's Arm Fractured When Caught by Rotating Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170732473 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125886317	01/20/1995	8211	0	Digital Network Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 15, 1994, Employees #1 and #2, who worked for the San Bernardino City Unified School District, were using a Skil drill (Model No. 443, Serial No. 948238) with a 35-in.-long shaft to put up a basketball goal. Employee #2 was holding the drill and Employee #1 was holding the rotating shaft when Employee #1's glove became caught in the rotating shaft. Her left arm was fractured, and she was hospitalized for 6 days. (The abstract on the original form indicated that Employee #2 was not injured. However, the injury line on the original form indicated that Employee #2 suffered a fracture of his hand.)

Keywords: CLOTHING, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, ARM, ELECTRIC DRILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125886317			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	125886317			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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