Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202522272 - Employee'S Hair Is Caught In Roller And Scalp Is Torn Off

Accident Summary Nr: 202522272 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314996372	04/09/2012	2759	323112	Mepco Label Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 5, 2012, Employee #1 was running labels on a printing machine (Stanford Model Number 638, Serial Number 109854241). As she operated the machine, her hair became entangled in its rotating roller shaft. The rotating shaft ripped her scalp from her head. She was transported to a medical center. At the medical center, Employee #1 underwent treatment and was hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: hair, scalp, caught by, roller--mach/part, machine--misc

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314996372			Hospitalized injury	Other	Printing machine operators

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