OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690792
MECH MAT HANDLING,ARM,ENTANGLED,HAND,CONTUSION
Event description
EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT IN FABRIC ROLLING MACHINE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, A FABRIC STORE EMPLOYEE, WAS DIRECTED TO ROLL SOME MORE BOLTS OF PO STARTED WORKING FOR THE COMPANY ON JANUARY 27, 1986. WDER JACKET MATERIAL. SHE WAS USING A DOUBLE-AND-FOLD MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE PLAC ED A ROLL OF FABRIC ON THE MACHINE SO THAT IT COULD BE ROLLED INTO BOLTS. SHE TH READED THE FABRIC THROUGH THE TENSION BARS OF THE MACHINE BY HAND, AS IS REQUIRE D. WITH THE BOARD HOLDER TURNING IN REVERSE, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO FEED THE FA BRIC ONTO THE BOLT BOARD. HER HAND SOMEHOW BECAME CAUGHT IN THE FABRIC ON THE BO LT BOARD. THE MACHINE PULLED HER INTO THE ROLLING MECHANISM UNTIL, IN DESPERATIO N, SHE WAS ABLE TO REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF THE MACHINE. SHE WAS TREATED AT A LO CAL HOSPITAL FOR CONTUSIONS AND MUSCLE STRAIN OF THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 274
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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