Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 791301 - Employee's arm severely lacerated in crossover brace

Accident Summary Nr: 791301 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 06/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123706855	06/21/1995	5211	0	Cascade Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on June 19, 1995, Employee #1, of Cascade Block, was examining an automatic feed system for empty pallets at a cement block manufacturing facility in Medford, OR. While checking the tension on a feed apparatus in the cleaning machine, Employee #1's arm became caught on the carriage works and was shoved into a crossover brace by a hydraulic cylinder. The top of Employee #1's forearm was lacerated to the bone. He was able to extricate himself and was hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123706855			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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