Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083219 - Employee's Wrist Is Fractured When Caught by Drive Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201083219 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125736132	03/01/2002	2015	0	Zacky Farms

Abstract: At approximately 3:42 a.m. on October 17, 2001, Employee #1, a laborer, was cleaning the Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger machine. Recessed in the machine are three drive shafts, opened to workers from two sides. Machine guards were missing from the two sides of the machine that shielded the drive shafts. A machine guard over the middle drive shafts was also missing. Employee #1 reached towards the unguarded middle drive shaft to remove pieces of meat that were stuck there. His gloved hand got caught on the middle drive shaft, which immediately twisted his hand around the drive shaft, causing a fracture to his wrist. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GLOVE, CLEANING, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, DRIVE SHAFT, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125736132			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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