Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202517355 - Employee Catches Hand in Machine and Receives Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202517355 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310552161	06/25/2008	2022	311513	Leprino Foods Company

Abstract: On May 20, 2008, Employee #1 was working on Cuber Machine Number 2. She removed the guarding on the machine's belt and pulley drive while the machine was running. As she worked on the machine, the glove of her right hand caught the moving parts of the machine's lower pulley system and was pulled into the machine. The pulley system crushed her right hand. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center where she received treatment for hand fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BELT, CRUSHED, PULLEY, HAND, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310552161			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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