Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 741207 - Mechanic catches hand in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 741207 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112174511	02/24/1994	3432	0	Price Pfister, Inc.

Abstract: On February 10, 1994, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic for a plumbing manufacturing company, adjusted the brake unit on a large production machine. To test the brake, he cycled the machine by reaching into the interior of the machine to activate an arm switch, which is used during normal production to automatically single-cycle the machine. When the machine started, Employee #1's glove was snagged by a grease fitting on a rotating metal drive shaft coupling located above the arm switch. His right hand was pulled up between the coupling and the other parts of the machine. Employee #1 injured his right hand and forearm.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, FOREARM, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, DRIVE SHAFT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112174511			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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