Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202475992 - Employee's Arm Is Lacerated by Chain-Sprocket Drive

Accident Summary Nr: 202475992 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 05/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312660988	05/26/2009	2676	322291	Solaris Paper Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 22, 2009, Employee #1, a machine operator of two weeks, was standing on a ladder, 7.5 feet above the floor, trying to remove a jammed tissue core from the chain conveyor unit of a Futura, Number 2 machine. The unit started and caught his right arm in the chain-sprocket drive, causing a deep laceration. He was hospitalized for his injuries. Employee #1 stated that he was not aware of the location of the control switch and had not been trained in Lockout/tagout safety rules.

Keywords: CHAIN, LADDER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, INEXPERIENCE, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312660988			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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