Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93966.015 - Machine operator is entangled in winder and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 93966.015 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 03/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217893.015	03/16/2017		322223	General Plastic Extrusions, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:30 a.m. on March 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a manufacturer of plastic extrusions, was working at an extrusion machine. She was attempting to move the plastic web coming from the machine onto a rotating core of the winder. Employee #1 became entangled in the winder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. She was admitted and treated for three fractures to her arm that required surgery.

Keywords: Arm, Caught In, Entangled, Fracture, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Plastic Mfg, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217893.015	28	F	Hospitalized injury		Packaging and filling machine operators

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