Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110285.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when arm is caught in mobi

Accident Summary Nr: 110285.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354984.015	10/22/2018		493110	Mckees Rocks Industrial Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 17, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that engaged in general warehousing and storage. He was using a bar to open the door of a railroad car, when the bar he was using popped out of his hands. The employee fell. As he fell, he hit his head on the car. Then, his right arm became caught in the unguarded tail pulley of a mobile conveyor being used to move material from the car. The employee sustained a broken ulna and damage to ligaments, arteries, and nerves in his right arm. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Arm, Artery, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Fracture, Nerve damage, Railroad Car, Tendon, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1354984.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat

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