Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201202991 - Employee Is Injured When Caught in Chain Sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 201202991 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308037894	03/24/2005	7363	561320	Personnel Source Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 26, 2005, Employee #1, a dryer feeder on the Number 2 dryer, heard veneer plugging or being mislaid onto the tray system. Employee #1 left the feed platform and walked around to the west side of the feed trays, while the other dryer feeder continued to place veneer into the feed rolls. Employee #1 saw wood veneer piled up under the feed roll and reached in to unplug the tray system. Employee #1's sweater and left arm were caught in the feed drive chain and sprocket. Employee #1 pulled his arm free and walked to the north end of dryer and called for help. Employee #1 suffered lacerations and was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: CHAIN, CLOTHING, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LACERATION, SPROCKET, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308037894			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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