OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970822

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM

1988-12-08T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CAUGHT BETWEEN,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 970822
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee fractures arms when caught in extruder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning foreign matter from the rollers of a Pro-dex three-stac k chrome roller downstream extruder when both of his arms became trapped up to h is elbows. A coworker shut down the extruder and ran to get help to release Empl oyee #1 from the machine. He sustained fractures in both arms and was hospitaliz ed.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
725

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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