Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97349.015 - Employee's forearm is caught between rollers and crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 97349.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 07/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248504.015	07/20/2017		313320	Chase Corporation

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on July 11, 2017, Employee #1 had just completed joining two rolls of materials and reactivated the machine. The employee then attempted to clean the build up of latex off the idler roller while the machine was running. Employee #1's arm was drawn in between the two idler rollers, causing crushing injuries that resulted in a broken forearm. The employee was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Arm, Caught Between, Fracture, Idler, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1248504.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury

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