Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772416 - Employee Is Injured in Rewinding Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 200772416 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303824296	08/23/2002	3081	326113	Vernon Plastics, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2002, Employee #1 was checking the tension of tacky material as it went through a rewinding machine in the Inspection Department of a facility. As she was touching the material which had been taken up and around an idle roller, one of her arms nearly up to her elbows became caught and was pulled into a 2-inch-gap located between three rollers. Employee #1 suffered severe contusions and abrasions.

Keywords: MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, NIP POINT, HAND, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303824296			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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