Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 878900 - Employee burned when arm caught in machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 878900 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104418520	11/01/1989	2261	0	Rockland Industries Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a machine operator, was cleaning a guide roll on a tenter machine. He was kneeling and using a scraper to clean off the excess acrylic foam on the roll. As Employee #1 was cleaning the roll for the second time, his arm got caught and he was dragged under the roll and platform. He suffered burns to his arm and side.

Keywords: BURN, MACHINIST, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, TORSO, ROLLER--MACH/PART, ARM, GUIDE, NIP POINT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104418520			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous textile machine operators

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