Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170898290 - Employee's arm injured when caught in carding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170898290 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126123082	06/12/1997	2284	0	United Thread Manufacturing Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on June 10, 1997, Employee #1, of United Thread Manufacturing was in the production room cleaning a carding machine. His right hand became caught in the machine's moving parts and he sustained injuries to his fingers, hand, and forearm. The machine's power supply had not been turned off prior to cleaning. In addition, Employee #1 was not using a hand brush, even though his employer had provided him with one and required that it be used. Interviewed at home through an interpreter, Employee #1 stated that he had cleaned the same machine in the past with the power on, and had never experienced a problem.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, EXTENSION HANDLE, ARM, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126123082			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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