Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831861 - Employee's head injured when caught in drive shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170831861 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127376788	10/07/1996	2759	0	Balmar, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was leaning over a hole-punch drill press when a loose 1/8 in. air hose blew her ponytail into an unguarded horizontal drive shaft operating at 2,000 rpm. She tore herself free of the spindle, losing over 50 percent of her scalp and suffering severe bruising to the head.

Keywords: HAIR, SCALP, WORK RULES, AIR HOSE, DRILL PRESS, ENTANGLED, PRESS OPERATOR, DRIVE SHAFT, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127376788			Hospitalized injury	Other	Folding machine operators

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