OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884353
BELT,WORK RULES,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ABRASION,HAND
Event description
Employee's hand abraded when caught in folding machine
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a towel folding machine operator, was trying to remove a towel jam. Her hand was pulled into the machine and caught between a roller and a canvas b elt. Employee #1, who suffered minor abrasive burns, had been in this position f or 4 months and had been trained by the floor supervisor.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 F
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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