Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 967281 - Employee fractures arm in jammed folding machine

Accident Summary Nr: 967281 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/17/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119990448	12/29/1992	0161	0	Dole Fresh Vegetables Co

Abstract: Employee #1, an operator-foreman, was trying to unjam a carton from a box folding machine while the machine was in operation. His gloved right hand became caught in the machine, which fractured his arm in several places before a coworker was able to stop the machine. Employee #1 claimed that his gloves were caught between the rollers and said that he was not aware of an energy control procedure for unjamming the machine. The company acknowledged that it did not have an energy control procedure for unjamming the folding machine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119990448			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Cementing and gluing machine operators

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