Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 964676 - Employee suffers scalp injury when hair catches in shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 964676 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119586642	02/08/1993	2759	0	Insta-Print, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was running a drill punch in a bindery operation. This drill punch has a 24 in. long 1 in. horizontal shaft that turns three drill punchers. The machine is activated by an OFF and ON switch. Once work has been set in place on the table and secured by clamp holders, a foot pedal is used to raise the table. The clamp holders are controlled by the same pedal. As the table is raised, hollow drill bits drill the paper. As Employee #1 leaned over slightly to move the finished work to a table, her long hair became wrapped around the horizontal shaft, removing a piece of scalp, skin, and hair that was 4 in. wide and 8 in. to 9 in. long. Employee #1, who also suffered a puncture wound in her forehead, required hospitalization.

Keywords: DRILL OPERATOR, HAIR, PPE, ROTATING SHAFT, SCALP, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, DRILL PRESS, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119586642			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drilling and boring machine operators

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