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Accident Summary Nr: 96240.015 - Employee's hair is caught in rotating shaft, and detaches t

Accident Summary Nr: 96240.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238845.015	06/09/2017		115115	Salinas Farm Labor Contractor, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 a.m. on June 6, 2017, an employee was cleaning apricots off the floor that had fallen underneath a conveyor. As the employee was on their knees and under the conveyor, a rotating shaft caught the employee's hair, which became wrapped around the shaft. The employee's scalp was detached from their head from the eyebrows to the base of their neck. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for their injury.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Caught In, Machine Guarding, Scalped, Shaft

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1238845.015	42	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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