Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740900 - Employee Suffers A Crushed Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 200740900 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303375000	02/27/2001	2262	0	Newburgh Dye & Printing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, the operator of a textile machine, slipped on an oily walkway causing his arm to be caught in exposed in-running nips of the top-feed rollers. The guard door had been removed and the interlock disabled. One safety stop button was not working and the other stop button was out of Employee #1's reach. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STOP SWITCH, INTERLOCK, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303375000			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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