Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797842 - Employee Fractures Arm in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201797842 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301330890	11/07/2003	1711	238220	Nfu Electrical Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on November 5, 2003, Employee #1 of NFU Electrical Incorporated was wrapping plastic tape on a 10-foot long by 1-inch metal conduit with a pipe threader machine (Serial Number 819235). Her left arm was caught and twisted between the plastic tape and the rotating conduit, resulting in lacerations and a compound fracture to her arm. She was transported to USC Medical Center and was hospitalized for her injuries. The 120-volt,10-ampere pipe threader machine was designed for cutting threads on metal conduit. It was not intended for wrapping plastic tape on conduit.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, THREADING MACHINE, CONDUIT, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301330890			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Other

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