Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114232.015 - Employee amputates leg in conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 114232.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 02/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1383432.015	03/06/2019		321113	Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 28, 2019, an employee was installing a rubber chute guards on a conveyor belt. The employee did not shut down or lock out the belt while working. The employee's left leg got caught in the tail roller then became stuck under the rotating shaft next to the tail roller, resulting in an amputation just above the knee.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Installing, Leg, Lockout, Roller--Mach/Part

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1383432.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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