Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104063.015 - Employee is killed when caught between cross bar and sprocke

Accident Summary Nr: 104063.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303481.015	03/21/2018		111421	Plainview Growers, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on March 21, 2018, Employee #1 was moving orchid trays onto an inclined Hawe tray mover conveyor that carried the trays from one greenhouse to another. During operation, the first tray came off of its track and Employee #1 stepped inside of the conveyor to pick up the tray and put it back on the track. The conveyor started up when the electric eye did not see the side of the tray, and Employee #1 became caught between the moving cross bar of the conveyor and the sprocket wheel at the end of the conveyor. Employee #1 was killed, having suffered crushing injuries of his chest and abdomen, a fractured thoracic spine, and a complete abdominal aortic artery laceration.

Keywords: Abdomen, Artery, Chest, Conveyor, Crossarm, Crushed, Fracture, Laceration, Lockout, Spine, Sprocket, Wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1303481.015	29	F	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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