OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221461791
KEISER CORPORATION
FRESNO, CA·
Event description
Employee fractures arm while cleaning machine
Investigation abstract
At 4:15 p.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee was using an air hose to clean the CNC Shop Bot machine. The machine comprised of a large table with a vacuum and spindle which moved over the table as it cut patterns into wood. While the employee was cleaning the machine her sweat shirt was drawn into the vacuum which sat in front of the rotating spindle. When this happened, the employee's sweat shirt got wrapped around the spindle. The employee was treated at a local hospital, where she underwent surgery for a fractured right arm and was hospitalized for three days.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 68 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 733
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