Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100146 - Employee injured when caught by rotating shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201100146 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/31/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120224944	01/02/1997	5651	0	Ross Dress For Less

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for a retail clothing store, was getting some fixtures from a room that also housed the store's HVAC system. As she walked past it, her loosely hanging silk blouse, became entangled in the end of its drive shaft for the HVAC system. Employee #1 was pulled backward into the side of the machine. She was able to pull loose of the 1 in. diameter rotating shaft when her blouse tore, but Employee #1 sustained abrasions and contusions to her left elbow and knee. The rotating shaft projected out 2 1/2 in., and it had a smooth, rounded edge that was longer than one-half its diameter.

Keywords: CLOTHING, KNEE, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ABRASION, ELBOW, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120224944			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; distrib., sched'g & adjusting clerks

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