OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456941
HAIR,CONVEYOR,ENTANGLED,DRIVE SHAFT
Event description
HAIR ENTANGLED IN DRIVE SHAFT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS A SORTER ON AN EGG GRADING AND PACKING MACHINE. SHE BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE A CLEANING BUCKET WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER AN EGG CONVEYOR. SHE THE N STUCK HER HEAD INTO AN OPENING TO BE ABLE TO REACH FURTHER. AS SHE CAME OUT OF THE OPENING SHE TURNED HER HEAD SIDEWAYS, CAUSING HER HAIR, DONE IN A PONY TAIL , TO BECOME ENTANGLED IN A DRIVE SHAFT OPERATING INSIDE A CHANNEL IRON. SHE COUL D HAVE USED A LONG-HANDLED SQUEEGY TO GET THE BUCKET, BUT DID NOT.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 488
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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