Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94059.015 - Employee is caught by bag machine and scalped

Accident Summary Nr: 94059.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1218686.015	03/21/2017		322299	Gateway Packaging Company, Llc

Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on March 15, 2017, an employee was operating the Weber Bag Machine #10 in manufacturing dog food bags. The employee crawled underneath the machine to clean up a glue spill and place buckets to catch the overflow. The employees hair became tangled with the spinning roller above her head and it tore off a patch of hair and scalp. The employee was hospitalized and treated for her injuries.

Keywords: Caught By, Hair, Roller--Mach/Part, Rotating Parts, Scalp

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1218686.015	43	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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