Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638756 - Employee Fractures Wrist When Hand Is Caught Between Gears

Accident Summary Nr: 201638756 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313476590	09/03/2009	2421	321113	Stimson Lumber Company

Abstract: On August 24, 2009, Employee #1, a millwright worker, was adjusting the roller after replacing the gears on the planer machine. The roller was stuck so the employee tried to tap the stuck part of the roller with a hammer. The gear and roller dropped down trapping his hand between gears. Employee #1 fractured his wrist and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, GEAR, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313476590			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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