Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201321387 - Employee's Arm Is Amputated in Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201321387 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 03/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312973043	03/25/2009	5093	423930	Emanuel Tire Of Pennsylvania

Abstract: At approximately 10:51 a.m. on March 24, 2009, Employee #1 was standing on top of a conveyor, cleaning metal wire out of the machine. His jacket became entangled in a wheel for the conveyor belt. Employee #1's arm became entangled in the wheel along with the jacket, amputating his arm at the shoulder. He was hospitalized for treatment of his injury.

Keywords: CLOTHING, WHEEL, AMPUTATED, SHOULDER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, ARM, ENTANGLED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312973043			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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