Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490596 - Employee Fractures Arm When Caught in Tarp Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201490596 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126189836	04/04/2008	0724	115111	Tri City Growers Inc

Abstract: On October 27, 2007, Employee #1 was working in the cotton module area, helping to set up the cotton module to be loaded into the cotton gin. The employer operated a cotton gin. Employee #1 was using the tarp roll up machine to roll up the protective tarp. Employee #1 was trying to thread the machine while, it was running. The tarp caught his glove and rolled it up in the tarp along with his right arm, causing multiple fractures. Employee #1 was taken to Sierra Vista District Hospital in Porterville, California, for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, COTTON GIN, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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