Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170762082 - Employee hospitalized after hair is entangled in line shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170762082 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/16/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119801553	01/19/1995	2033	0	Stanislaus Food Products

Abstract: Employee #1, of Stanislaus Food Products, was cleaning a glue buildup from a cam belt on a labeling machine while the equipment was energized and processing cans. She placed her head too close to the rotating drive shaft and it knocked off her bump cap and entangled her hair in the shaft. Employee #1's long hair was not confined to eliminate the hazard and the line shaft was not guarded. Employee #1 suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: HEAD, HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119801553			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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