OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #633594

FRACTURE,CAUGHT BY,ARM

1987-09-04T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,CAUGHT BY,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 633594
Report ID: 215800

Event description

Employee's arm fractured when caught by coil

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was starting to run a coil on a rolling mill. As he wrapped the stri p on the take-up reel to smooth out a wrinkle on the strip steel, his hand and a rm became caught in the running coil. Employee #1's arm was fractured.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 53 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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