Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201031218 - Employee's leg injured when caught by rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201031218 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300755824	04/14/1998	3275	0	G-P Gypsum Corp

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on January 20, 1998, Employee #1, who worked for a drywall manufacturer, was in the mill building on a remote section of the fourth floor catwalk. He ducked under a section of ductwork to observe a valve when the unguarded, studded collar on the shaft end of the screw caught the right side of his pants, pulling in his lower leg. Employee #1 sustained a lacerated right ankle, two severed tendons, and a fractured tibia. The studded collar was part of a rotation sensor that told the control room whether the screw was turning.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, TENDON, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, UNGUARDED, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300755824			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Mechanical engineers

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