Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201952884 - Employee scalped by slicer machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201952884 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 04/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304342702	04/06/2001	2435	0	M. Bohlke Veneer Corp.

Abstract: On April 6, 2001, an employee was scalped when her ponytail wrapped up onto a moving carriage guide screw on a veneer slicer. The employee was wrapped up on the screw and flipped over the screw onto the concrete floor on the opposite side. She sustained multiple injuries including paralysis from fractured vertebrae, which were later fused together.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, HAIR, SLICER, SCALP, GUIDE, VERTEBRA, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304342702			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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