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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567242

HAND,SPRAIN,CONTUSION

Event
HAND,SPRAIN,CONTUSION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14567242
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS BRUISES- PILLOW STUFFING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 injured her hand while working with a pillow stuffing machine. She a pparently reached to get piece of cotton on the return side of the conveyor. As she reached, her hand was pulled under the rollers. The machine did not have any safety guards. The pillow stuffing machine had two conveyors thirteen inches wi de and approximately six feet long that run parallel to each other approximately two inches apart, one on top of the other. She had bruises and strained ligamen ts.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 F

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    777
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    1
    Task assigned
    1

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