Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170812614 - Employee's arm injured when caught by hydraulic cylinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170812614 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119796308	06/11/1997	2421	0	Sierra Pacific Industries

Abstract: On January 6, 1997, Employee #1, a handyman at a sawmill, was using a picakroon to reach over a hydraulic cylinder's housing frame and reposition a board at the in-feed of an edger. The cylinder cycled while he was reaching over it, catching his upper left arm. He suffered lacerations and a chipped bone.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, SAW, EDGER, LACERATION, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119796308			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Production helpers

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