Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087418 - Employee Is Injured When Tangled in Engine Driveshaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201087418 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306362229	07/11/2006	8211	611110	Sierra Sands Unified School District

Abstract: At 5:55 a.m. on January 30, 2006, Employee #1, a bus driver working for Sierra Unified School District, in Ridgecrest, CA, was inspecting a noise that originated from the rear engine compartment of her bus. With the vehicle's engine running, she raised the compartment's door and reached in to secure the oil dip stick, when loose clothing from her sleeve became tangled in the drive shaft and side mounted radiator cooling fan. The employee injured her upper left arm and was hospitalized for treatment and released less than 24 hours later.

Keywords: CLOTHING, BUS, FAN, STUCK, DRIVER, LUBRICATING FLUID, ENGINE, LACERATION, ARM, DRIVE SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306362229			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Bus drivers

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