Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104029.015 - Employee's arm is injured when caught in hatchway

Accident Summary Nr: 104029.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 03/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1302962.015	03/21/2018		331511	Waupaca Foundry Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on March 18, 2018, an employee was working to adjust a bucket elevator belt. During work, the employee inadvertently bumped the jog button of the elevator belt while reaching into its hatchway. His arm became pinned between the bucket and the top of the hatchway opening. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to his arm, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Belt, Bucket Elevator, Caught In, Fracture, Hatch, Laceration, Pinned

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1302962.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical engineering technicians

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