Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480159 - Employee injured when hair caught in rotating machine shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201480159 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119792208	06/03/1997	4225	0	Advanced Packaging & Distribution Specialist, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 17, 1997, Employee #1, a label line operator, was working on a labeling machine. While she was checking the feeder at the back of the machine, she leaned over and tilted her head. Her long hair, which had been tied up, became entangled in the unguarded rotating shaft of the machine. Employee #1 sustained serious scalp injuries, for which she was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, HAIR, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ENTANGLED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119792208			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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