Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202081329 - Worker Injured When Puleed Into a Moving Cotton Card Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202081329 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316436393	03/19/2012	2299	313230	Barnhardt Manufacturing Company

Abstract: On March 19, 2012, Employee #1, a 22-year-old male with Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, was conducting a spot cleaning a cotton card machine. Employee #1 pulled back the blow plate/guard from the rotating doffer and cylinder and used an air hose with a nozzle to blow the lint off the cylinder while in motion. While the blow plate/guard was pulled back, Employee #1's arm got entangled and was pulled into a cotton card machine. Employee #1 lost his right arm as a result of the incident and was hospitalized for an amputation injury.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, AIR HOSE, ENTANGLED, UNTRAINED, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316436393			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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