Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162849 - Employee's Arm Is Lacerated When Pulled Into Saw

Accident Summary Nr: 201162849 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126102664	07/02/2001	3499	0	Csosz Mfg. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 26, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a cold saw to cut bar stock. He was wearing a loose-sleeve sweater. He was supposed to use his right hand on the lever to lower the saw blade and his left hand to remove cut stock. Instead, he used his left hand to operate the lever and his right hand to remove the bar stock. His right sleeve became entangled in the spinning saw blade and his arm was pulled against the blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a lacerated arm.

Keywords: CLOTHING, METAL BAR, METAL SHOP, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, METAL SAW, ENTANGLED, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126102664			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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