Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493442 - Employee Fractures Arm When Caught in Conveyor Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201493442 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/08/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312914609	04/08/2010	2448	321920	Selma Pallet, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on February 8, 2010, Employee #1 was assigned to inspect wooden pallets and was directed to clean the area on and around the pallet spraying machine during an order change. It is surmised that Employee #1 tripped, and his arm got caught on a running pallet conveyor shaft as he grabbed it for support. Employee #1 sustained an open fracture of his right lower arm and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, SHAFT, TRIPPED, CONVEYOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312914609			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Inspectors, testers and graders

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