OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14493662

CLOTHING,FRACTURE,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ARM

1987-01-23T00:00:00

Event: CLOTHING,FRACTURE,ROTATING SHAFT,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14493662
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Employee injured when coat caught by rotating shaft

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was inspecting an air drain container above the working floor when h is coat became caught in a rotating shaft. The coat rolled around the shaft and Employee #1's arm was broken in several places before the machine shaft could be shut off.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Nature of injury
9

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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