Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087640 - Employee Lacerates Arm in Carpet Yarn Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201087640 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125890012	09/12/2006	2281	313111	Royalty Carpet Mills

Abstract: On March 29, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a carpet yarn manufacturing facility in Porterville, CA., in the fiber blending area of the plant. He was removing loose fibers and wrapping from a transport conveyor, when the conveyor belt caught his left arm and pulled it into a roller, lacerating it. He was taken to Sierra View District Hospital in Porterville, CA, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CARPET, ROLLER CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, ARM, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125890012			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Winding and twisting machine operators

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