Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153129 - Employee Injured Arm in Die Cutter Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201153129 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119949865	05/18/2000	2653	0	Hallcraft Container Corp

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on November 30, 1999, Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor, sustained a compound fracture to his right forearm while he was reaching to retrieve a pen that fell out of his shirt pocket. Employee #1 was up on top of a die cutter machine, having just finished repairing it. As he reached into the machine, the machine operator started the systems check. The machine cycled, catching his arm between the gripper bar and the frame. Other employees came to his aid. Employee #1 was taken to San Antonio Community Hospital where he was hospitalized for 14 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DIE CUTTING PRESS, FOREARM, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119949865			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, production occupations

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