Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043136 - Employee's arms injured in revolving drum

Accident Summary Nr: 171043136 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115404949	09/14/1995	2436	0	Omak Wood Products Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on September 5, 1995, Employee #1, a forklift driver, was trying to remove plywood veneer from a machine designed to unstack veneer and place it on a trash conveyor. Somehow her glove or another piece of clothing became caught on the revolving drum and she was pulled into the machine. Employee #1 sustained severe crushing and tearing injuries to both arms.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, IND TRK OPERATOR, WORK RULES, DRUM, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, LACERATION, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115404949			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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