Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623105 - Worker's Arm Is Caught in Drive Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201623105 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 01/27/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314745118	01/28/2011	0191	111998	Michael Noonan

Abstract: On January 27, 2011, an employee was working at a farm. As he was reaching over the drive shaft of a potato boxer, the sleeve on his right arm became caught in a screw protruding from the shaft. His right hand and arm were pulled into the mechanism and became wrapped around the shaft. He sustained a wound to the palm of his right hand, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLOTHING, ROTATING SHAFT, AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314745118			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Laborers, except construction

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