Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202086302 - Employee's Hair Caught in Nip Point of Unguarded Conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 202086302 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/31/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305116063	11/21/2002	3363	331521	Aap St. Marys Corp.

Abstract: On October 31, 2002, Employee #1 was releasing a stuck wheel from a drill machine. Her hair became caught in the nip point when she bent near the unguarded conveyor. She had hair and scalp lacerations. Her employer failed to enforce a work policy that forbids long hair that is not in a net or under a cap. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HAIR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305116063			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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