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Accident: 14513345 - Worker Injured When Clothing Caught By Rotating Machine Part

Accident: 14513345 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 12/03/1986
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
249410212/03/19863599Jbc Machine
EMPLOYEE #1 LEANED OVER THE BED OF A DRILL PRESS TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND CAUGHT HIS COLLAR IN THE ROTATING DRILL BIT. HIS THROAT WAS CONSTRICTED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. HE IS, HOWEVER, EXPECTED TO RECOVER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOLE OWNER OF THE JOB MACHINE SHOP.
Keywords: clothing, maintenance, work rules, drill press, strangulated, entangled, press
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 2494102 Hospitalized injury Asphyxia Occupation not reported

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