OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #691311
BEEHIVE CLOTHING
SALT LAKE CITY, UT·
Event description
Employee slightly injured when caught between 2 dryer drums
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was attempting to vacuum lint from the drums of a large Fab-con fabr ic dryer. He entered the machine on his back and slid beneath and between two la rge perforated metal drums while the machine was operating. The vacuum wand beca me caught in the rotating drums, and his hand and arm were pulled between the dr ums. Employee #1's body down to his knees was eventually pulled between the drum s. Since he was near the middle of the drums, the perforated metal expanded enou gh for his body to pass through without sustaining serious injury.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 739
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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