Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201633104 - Employee's ankle is fractured in descrambling machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201633104 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305560526	09/19/2002	2421	321113	Floragon Forest Products Molalla Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 a.m. on September 12, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a descrambling machine when he noticed a lumber jam. He jumped on top of the machine and was starting to pull off wood when he inadvertently uncovered an electric eye. The descrambler automatically restarted, pulling Employee #1's right leg into the machine. He suffered a fractured ankle, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, LIGHT CURTAIN, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305560526			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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